The Mystery of Manaen

The Mystery of Manaen

As I prepared for next week’s women’s Bible study at church,  I came across an intriguing name: Manaen. As far as I know, this man is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible except in Acts 13. Scripture says  he was brought up with Herod Antipas. Whoa! This man, a believer in Christ, was a childhood […]

Books, Books Everywhere; My Shelves All Seem to Shrink

With apologies to Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. Instead of “water, water everywhere” I have books, books everywhere and truly not enough shelf room for them all. The dictionary defines bibliophile as someone who admires or collects books. I guess that would be me because I do both. And, as if […]

Good morning

This morning I woke up before the sun (naturally). Robins are the first ones I hear each morning, singing their little “cheer up” song. In fact, it seems that the town is full of robins chirping in the dark. Maybe it’s just that the world is a quieter place early of a morning and I […]

Old Barns

Old Barns

A post from a few years ago. I liked old barns then; I like old barns now. My Grandfather’s Barn My grandfather’s barn leans to the south. The weathered old boards are gray. The tin roof is rusted and dented and busted; The wind blew the doors away. But once that barn, filled with freshly-mown […]