Treat

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, December 21, 2024 I’ve never owned a dog, as a grownup. (The farm dog we had when I was a kid was never very interested in me or my siblings. He seemed to consider himself a farmhand, and did a superb job of...

Bear!

  Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Friday, December 20, 2024 This past Sunday I paused at the office supplies section of a thrift store, and noticed this impressive-looking journal. As you can see, its cover is Christian- or Jewish-themed, quoting a...

Trusting

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, December 19, 2024 A few weeks ago, when the power was out, I snapped this picture of powerline crews working. I am grateful for their hard work to restore power. They evidently put their trust in the equipment...

Heaven Is Going to Be Wild

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Darren Milam Wednesday, December 18, 2024 During a recent trip to our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., we had an opportunity to visit the D.C. zoo – also known as the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conversation Biology Institute...

Slaty Flowerpiercer

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Robert Howson Tuesday, December 17, 2024 The 1800s was a period when most natural history writing carried a moralistic tone. So it’s not surprising that when Ellen White wrote about nature she naturally fell into that same pattern. And...