The heroes of the Bible did not know they would become heroes of the Bible. They had no clue that their personal stories would inspire billions, that nations down through the ages would be patterned on their words and deeds, that they would have their own Veggie Tales video. They walked wilderness paths that led [...]
How many of you out there have brought home a wild animal for a pet? You thought the kids would learn to appreciate nature a little more if it were up close and personal. You thought you’d rescue a baby rabbit about to be eaten by your cat which had it cornered and seemed to [...]
One must be careful when drawing uplifting moral lessons from nature. The barbaric and the hostile are just as easily derived from observing the animal kingdom at close quarters. Both modern and ancient peoples have been guilty of sacrificing human welfare (and sometimes humans!) in idolatrous pantheism. However, I believe that for those who [...]
This is a story of two goats. The first, pictured above, is a semi-feral remnant from the goat herd that used to populate the farm where we rent. He spooked us the first time we stumbled across him on a hike – bursting out from an abandoned farmhouse he has apparently claimed since the rest [...]
Kids don’t see adults the way we see ourselves. This is a fundamental truth, and one that ‘grown-ups’ tend to ignore as inconvenient. Case in point: this picture that my daughter drew of me. I like to think I’m better looking than this. Maybe it’s vain, but I imagine myself as ruggedly handsome, not elfish [...]
The sun rises every morning. This might seem too obvious to mention, but have you ever stopped to ponder this miracle? Each and every morning from the beginning of time until today, it has done the same thing. No mistakes. No absent-minded forgetfulness. We don’t have to send a reminder, or a follow-up email. It’s [...]