A Smirk in Cana

You know the story: the first and only mention of Jesus celebrating with friends and family at a wedding. But, with time left in the festivities, “The wine gave out” (John 2:3).  The small village of Cana consisted of a few dozen houses on a terraced hillside. Located off the footpath connecting Nazareth and Capernaum, Cana was an agricultural settlement in Galilee. …

Snuff and Resolve

By: Kandy Persall Hamsters, I’ve decided, don’t do well in our family. Maybe we merely get that for which we have paid. I’ve heard tell that hamsters from reputable pet stores in America cost about twenty dollars. But, the ones we bought set us back about four dollars apiece. Of course, that was after a little Mandarin bartering in a …