LIGHT Therapy
The winter rains have arrived, and we are all hunkering down for the next 8 months of dark, grey, cold, and rain. God created us to need the sunlight. In order for us to be healthy and thrive…
Is the POWER flowing?
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…
The “power” is going out … but don’t be afraid.
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 …
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…
The “power” is going out.
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…
No Power … No Light
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…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #7
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Over the course of the past week we have been considering the similarities between raging wildfires, and the raging lack of self-control we are observing in our world and in society…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #6
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Last year, September 2020, saw one of the worst wildfires in Oregon state history, with the Santiam Fire. No one quite knows how the Santiam Fire started, though rumors and speculation…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #5
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Words cannot describe the sound of an 80-foot-tall Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock, or Douglas Fir snapping, splintering, and crashing to the ground!! The sound is absolutely terrifying! It sends chills…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #4
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Today’s background photo was taken from an airplane, high above eastern Washington, as smoke-choked skies obstruct the view and block out the sun. Wildfires are terrible!! Not only do they devastate…