Seasonal Reflections

Memorial Day was not established as a federal holiday in our country until 1971. Often confused with Veterans Day, celebrated in November, both honor military service personnel, but ...

In my fifty-one years of ministry, beginning as a youth minister in the summer of 1975 at Riverside Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, I have learned how sensitive holidays can be for people. While we appreciate the opportunity to

When we purchased our river cabin in 2012 in Mysterious Waters, a small community on the Wakulla River, we did not have the idea that we would ever live in it full time. The improvements we made to the cabin through the years were modest and more about maintaining the property and home in good order than what we might wish to change or develop. Except for the secret garden. Early in our occasional visits to the cabin, I realized that there was a natural formation of trees th

Amidst our hurriedness in life, Earth is infinitely patient and the cycling seasons follow their appointed rounds with measured regularity. This week we celebrate...