Seeing the World Upside-Down

Seeing the World Upside-Down

God’s grace changes the way we see the world. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. Okay, so this isn’t the greatest picture. I’ve struggled to capture a White-breasted Nuthatch when it’s busily scampering the bark for bugs. I haven’t seen many of these birds this year, so it was a […]

Who Is My Neighbor?

Who Is My Neighbor?

The parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us what it means to be neighborly. Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” Luke 10:36-37 English […]

Phoenix Ashes – by Mark Vincent Vicari

Phoenix Ashes – by Mark Vincent Vicari

Isaiah 61:3 … beauty for ashes … (excerpt) The Legend of the Phoenix is predominately from Greek literature. It goes that a bird dies in flames, and another rises again from the ashes. If I can be excused for hijacking an ancient legend, I will tell you, from all the ways I’ve seen it portrayed, […]