(If reading via email, click here to listen to the audio version of this blog post.) A dam is a barrier used to retain, collect, or store water, which can then be evenly distributed between locations. Dams don’t stop rain from falling. They minimize destruction by providing flood control. They also provide hydroelectric power, waste management, river navigation, and wildlife habitat (FEMA.gov). The more I think about a dam and all the ways it benefits the economy, the environment, and Continue Reading
Go For It
(If you're reading via email, click here to listen to the audio version of today's post.) I tucked my daughter in bed and she said, “Mommy you did not pray with me at bedtime.” I said, “When?” She said, “At bedtime.” I was puzzled. This is bedtime and I was still here in the room. Was she assuming I was about to leave without praying (which I was, but she did not know that). In my defense, please know that I had been traveling the 2 nights prior to this particular night, so that’s why I had Continue Reading
Our . . .
On my ride to work most mornings, I tune in to KHCB, a local radio station that features the sermons of one of my favorite Bible teachers, Dr. Tony Evans. Recently, he taught a lesson that I found very insightful. I’d like to share with you the notes I jotted down after reflecting on one word in particular found in the passage of scripture from which he taught: The Lord’s Prayer is a prayer that Jesus taught His disciples in Matthew 6:9-13. There, we find these words: “. . . Our Father in Continue Reading