The Creator Becomes the Created

The Creator Becomes the Created

  “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, Who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14   The lights on the tree are dark. Wrapping paper covers the floor. The room is...
Looking Higher

Looking Higher

Several months ago, I started an article about the December 21, 2020 conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.  I never finished the article, and today, I went back and re-read what I had written: I’ve read articles about the celestial event, and watched the sky all...
In the Details

In the Details

Have you ever looked at the membranes in a dragonfly’s wings?  Or noticed the tiny fibers along the edge of the wings of a moth?  How about the powdery dust that coats a lily’s stamens, or the veins that run through a maple leaf?   I’m fascinated by these tiny...
The Cries of the Earth

The Cries of the Earth

Thunder rumbles in the distance.  Lightening streaks across the sky.  The wind sweeps in, twisting the tree limbs, shaking the few remaining leaves to the ground. Within seconds, snow and sleet are pelting the windows.  It doesn’t take long for the ground to change...
Joy in the Ordinary

Joy in the Ordinary

  “You have put gladness in my heart…” Psalm 4:7a     It’s snowing – again – still – as usual (for this time of the year).  It would be pretty if we hadn’t already seen 250” of snowfall this season.  After a time, you feel claustrophobic and restless.  Each...