There is a lovely scene in the movie “Out of Africa” where Robert Redford and Meryl Streep are sitting in front of the fireplace in her home. The fire, the only light in the comfortable room, dances and crackles. He looks at her and asks her, the weaver of…
Read moreThe calendar page flips to autumn. We wait expectantly for the the changing of the season, but the temperatures still climb into the nineties and the sun burns hot in a brilliant blue sky. Change comes gradually here in south Texas – summer melting slowly into fall. We are weary…
Read moreThere can be no doubt that we are living in difficult times. If it were possible to somehow escape the headlines and stories about war, disease, famine, persecution and coming doom; if it were possible to ignore the images of unimaginable evil, we have only to answer the phone or…
Read more“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? …” Matthew 5:13 The August sun blazes from a brilliant blue sky day after day. It has scorched the grass. It is brown and crackles underfoot. My…
Read moreSummers in Texas are hot. When the sun peeps over the tops of the oak trees, the temperature begins to climb. We step outside to begin our walk, and in spite of the pleasant breeze, we feel the warmth on our skin. It isn’t bad at first. Every once in…
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