Devotion: Earth Day Ask the Animals

Job 12:7-13 7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,    the birds of the air, and they will tell you;8 ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you,    and the fish of the sea will declare to you.9 Who among all these does not know    that the hand of the Most Powerful has done this?10 In God’s hand is the …

Superheros!

Towne Crier April 2017   Philippians 2:5-7 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. Everyone has …

Every Day is Earth Day

Towne Crier 2015 “In God’s hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of every human being.” Job 12:10 NRSV  “Every day is Earth Day to a farmer.” I frequently pass this brilliant sign painted on a barn. Among the words a hand holds a scoop of dirt and a little green …

Sharing God’s Bounties

Leviticus 23:22 "When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God." Standing in the midst of the recently flattened …

Crying In The Garden

2014, for the Towne Crier   John 20:15 Jesus asked Mary, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” Where did I put him? I …