Have you ever had a light-switch which is connected to an outlet on the far side of the room? This is a handy feature – when all is dark and you enter the room, you can simply flip…
To be honest, it is quite frightening to watch the “power” going out in society all around us. Our world is such a very dark place. We have always depended on certain “light” sources for our safety. We…
When the power goes out, things which were never an issue before suddenly become a problem … such as … smoke-detectors. As long as there is power, smoke-detectors (which are hard-wired into the house) work perfectly fine. But…
How many of you, when the power is out, you enter a room (such as a bathroom) and instinctively flip the light-switch on without even thinking. In a brief instant of momentary confusion, you’re taken off guard when…
The weather forecast is showing us images of a “bomb cyclone” sitting just offshore in the Pacific, with the potential to bring heavy rains, high wind, and possible power outages this weekend. Have you ever been in the…
The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. It is interesting to note the most striking sunrises always involve clouds. Of course sunrises with clear skies are beautiful. But not in the astonishing, captivating way of sunrises with clouds.…
The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. We have been pondering the crushing we each experience in our daily workplace interactions. It is hard to be crushed each day at work. Jesus knows what it feels like to…
The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. Today’s background photo shows yet another early-morning work commute across Lake Washington, as day is gently dawning. But this sunrise is blocked by a low heavy blanket of cloud cover! Dark…
The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. Today’s background photo shows a new day dawning over downtown Seattle as yet another workday is about to begin. Perhaps you might notice the snowflake decorations on the buildings in the…
The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. Our background photo for today shows a new day dawning, during an early-morning work commute across Lake Washington. Have you ever considered the fact that day comes GENTLY? God doesn’t instantaneously…