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...

Darkness Into Light

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Cheryl Boardman Monday, December 16, 2024 We tend to take light for granted 24 hours a day but we really only realize what a blessing it is when we don’t have it and we need it! Have you ever been on a snowy road at night where...

Unforbidden Fruit

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, December 15, 2024 Somehow we missed it. Last month was National Pomegranate Month. I just learned this today, and since we happened to be in possession of two pomegranates, we celebrated by splitting one in half...

Thank You for Visiting

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, December 14, 2024 These days, the conventional wisdom is that shopping malls are on the way out. The large “anchor stores” such as Sears and JC Penney, which often were located at one end of the mall or the other,...