Darkness welcomed me as I walked through the door. Pausing to allow my eyes to adjust to the red low-wattage glow, I smiled, anticipating the day. Although working in the darkroom sometimes meant no light at all, I liked the discoveries I knew lay ahead. Chemicals, wash, paper—all were light-sensitive but the best images resulted from the dark. The room was a …
Flecks of pink and orange winked at us between the needles of shortleaf pine. Turning off the Blue Ridge Parkway, my husband geared down our car to ascend into a higher elevation. The December sun descended quickly, and by the time we located our last turn, darkness enveloped our Honda CRV. Night falls rapidly in the Smokies. Parking on the gravel drive, we …
Today’s Christmas memory comes to us from Amber Smith, a sophomore at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas. I vividly remember “meeting” Amber for the first time as she toddled around a friend’s living room in Taichung, Taiwan. I couldn’t take my eyes off her as she looked so much like her dad. Of course, they say that …
Have you ever thought about how heavenly reality is actually more tangible our physical reality? We know that when Moses was instructed to make the tabernacle, God told him to make it “according to the pattern” that He showed Moses (Exodus 25:9; Acts 7:44). This wasn’t some random blueprint that God thought might look good. No, it was …
At one time in my childhood, we had about 5 old cars lined up on our farm property. Now, I am not just talking about ‘57 Chevys. I’m talking OLD. You see, my dad was into collecting and restoring Ford Model T’s. Built sometime between 1908 and 1927, these classics were my dad’s pride and joy. He polished and …
“(And the father said) ‘If You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!’ And Jesus said to him, ‘’If You can?!?’ All things are possible to him who believes.’ Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, ‘I do believe; help my unbelief.’” Mark 9:23-24 His Word makes all the difference. A heart cry …
Sometimes the path of righteousness turns into the valley of shadows. What are shadows all about anyway? The New Oxford American Dictionary defines a shadow as “a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface”. In other words, shadows are created when something comes between us and the …
