the early rain and the late rain

On 15 June, 2010 · 4 Comments

People in our culture grumble about rain.

Which is funny – because rain is one of the central signs of God’s blessing as you read through Scripture.

God will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine [...]

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questions about space

On 7 June, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The giant tube worm lives on the bottom of the ocean and is one of the few organisms on earth that can grow without sunlight.

And xerophites are a group of plants that grow without regular access to water.

But nothing in all of God’s creation grows without space.

Which should [...]

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a few thoughts on the city

On 5 June, 2010 · 2 Comments

As the sun comes up on our second day in New York City, I wanted to jot down a few raw observations from our time here…

Our trip has been wonderful. And the streets, shops and restaurants are much less crowded than we anticipated.

The city is also far cleaner than I expected… but after [...]

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