Monthly Archives: November 2015

On top of the Chiques Rock on the river lookout. I am impressed with the deep channeling on the sturdy oak contrasted with nothing but promise on the little tree beside it.

Revelation 21:6, 7 “To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be … Continue reading →

Yesterday I enjoyed my annual walk around Grubb Lake near Silver Spring. It was one of those still fall scenes, leaves silently floating down, work finished. The water surface was a mirror – could be viewed upside-down. I found the … Continue reading →

Revelation 21:5 “He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new.’” We begin reading chapter 21 with a mixture of awe and “Can it be?” A new heaven, new earth, no more sea, God dwelling among … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s splendid show of color. The one on the left -the one turning red – is the sugar maple off our back porch, the central one is our tulip poplar and the one to the right is a sweet gum … Continue reading →

Revelation 21:12 “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth…I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.” The title of this amazing book is “revelation” which means “reveal.” I love that. … Continue reading →

We are fortunate in having several old but thriving burning bushes on our little lot.  I don’t know about you, but I find them breath-taking.  This is their week of magnificence.  Two weeks ago they were bright green. What a … Continue reading →

Revelation 20;10 “And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophets had been thrown.” Was the struggle between Satan the Lamb to never end?  That is the legitimate … Continue reading →

When fall arrives, I always have a sense of fulfillment, of harvest home, of a time to reflect and rest.  The moon above our changing sugar maple tree reminds us of God’s presence, his love and his strength.

Revelation 15:2, 3 “They held harps given them by God and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb.” I like to think that these two songs, that of Moses and that of … Continue reading →