I was barely five months old when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon (July 21, 1969). It was a HUGE moment not only for our country, but also for our world. For what it is worth, I do not remember it. Likely, I was taking a bottle at the time. Or, maybe I had moved…

The songs of Carolina wrens are recognizable because they almost always come in three notes. That is, they rapidly repeat three discrete notes: dee-day-doo, dee-day-doo, dee- day-doo (chickadees do this, too, but slower). In the chorus of Barry Manilow’s song, “Mandy,” you hear a three-note repetition as well, “Well you came and you gave without…

Lord, we look toward you, our hope, our peace, and our comfort in this New Year. As we enter into the unknown of the coming year, we ask for your guidance and wisdom. Illuminate our path with your light so that we may walk in your ways and make choices that align with your will.…

An old hymn that I have not heard in a while is, “What Will You Do with Jesus?” The lyrics go like this, “What will you do with Jesus / The question comes to you / And you must give an answer / For something you must do / What shall it be / What…

Jericho is an ancient city in the Jordan valley, located northwest of the Dead Sea. It is mentioned many times in both the Old and New Testaments (the OT mentions Jericho far more than the NT—57 times in the OT, and 7 in the NT). The path between Jericho and Jerusalem (to the SW) was…