by maylan schurch | Feb 9, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Robert Howson Monday, February 9, 2026 The pages of Scripture have a good deal to say about the unexpected. This includes both warnings against the dangers of failing to be prepared, and, the joy of unanticipated discovery. Christ’s...
by maylan schurch | Feb 8, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo ©2010 and Commentary ©2026 by Chuck Davis Monday, February 9, 2026 Near the end of August 2010, this tiny chipmunk arrested me. The trail to Gem Lake follows high above the waters of Snow Lake and this small creature, without fear, posed on a rock long enough...
by maylan schurch | Feb 7, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, February 8, 2026 Every year when I turn the calendar page to this month, I think of the last lines of a poem that’s a friend of mine, and grin. The poem is simply entitled, “February.”1 In eight brief lines N. M....
by maylan schurch | Feb 6, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, February 7, 2026 On a neighborhood walk a couple of weeks ago I angled off on a slightly different route, and noticed for the first time this amazing little tree. Notice how it starts out as an upright trunk, but...
by maylan schurch | Feb 5, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Maylan Schurch Friday, February 6, 2026 A few days back my wife Shelley told me that she’d been examining greeting cards in a store, not finding any which suited her purpose at the moment. A nearby woman, who was feeling the same...
by maylan schurch | Feb 4, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, February 5, 2026 This Cotoneaster bush (pronounced Co-tony-aster) is loaded with berries this year. I’ve read that these are not the first choice for birds to eat, although some birds can eat them without...
