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The Farmer Goes to Bed

My music studio is twenty-six steps above ground level. Yesterday, before leading worship for two services at church, I had to pack my equipment and haul it down those steps. My keyboard alone weighs over a hundred pounds, which makes twenty-six a number you develop a personal relationship with. After the services, everything had to…

Before the Stone Moved

A rock-cut burial cave at Horvat Midras in Israel. Although not the tomb of Lazarus, it illustrates the kind of burial setting described in John 11. Photo by Bukvoed, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The community center was packed. My neighbors, Jim and Debbie, had asked me to share a few thoughts…

I Think It’s Coming From You

Best Western Bronco Inn, Ritzville Washington I was in the breakfast area of a hotel preparing an English muffin, fully intending to accompany it with a cup of decaf, when I heard music. I also heard someone reading the Bible. That was not what I expected to hear at a hotel breakfast, especially before coffee.…