Behind My Back

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Shelley Schurch Sabbath, November 24, 2024 We were walking through our neighborhood at dusk when I spied the strange sight you see in the photo above. I stopped and peered at it, trying to figure it out. Was it an unusually large light in...

Watching Over Me

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Darren Milam Friday and Sabbath, November 22 – 23, 2024 (Note from Pastor Maylan: This has been a tempestuous week, weather-wise, with loss of power and internet due to an unusually destructive local windstorm. Darren Milam had sent...

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Robert Howson Tuesday, November 19, 2024 The United States has few endemic bird species, in part due to the fact that birds have wings and can relatively easily cross borders. But the Brown-headed Nuthatch is one that has elected to stay...

The Waterfall

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Cheryl Boardman Monday, November 18, 2024 I went to the Columbia Gorge with some friends a few years ago. This photo was taken at Multnomah Falls. If you buy any calendar of Oregon, this waterfall is most likely included in the photos....

Burning Bushes

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, November 17, 2024 “Look! Flames!” I paused in delight as we approached a neighbor’s front yard on our morning walk. “It’s a burning bush!” We’d walked by this yard twice a day for many days, and I’d never noticed...

Not To Be Forgotten Books

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, November 16, 2024 This past August, in a small tourist-oriented town Shelley and I visited, we checked out a used-book store. Just inside the front door, I spotted this wonderfully-titled shelf, with the...