A 10 foot piece of pine, almost 2 inches thick by 8 inches wide, lay diagonally across the edge of the fenced in yard, wide side lying half against the grass, half anchoring the edge of a triangular piece of landscape material. Killing the grass in preparation for planting a garden spot, the broad board …
Category Archives: Christian Devotional
In the Company of Joggers
I’m not a jogger. And yet, in Wheaton a few weeks ago, I walked among them. At a conference at Wheaton College, I took my early morning walk just northeast of downtown, among many splendid homes. Enjoying the unusual shrubbery around one such house, I heard a voice behind me: "on your right." A bit …
“Undone” Attitudes
Walking in an upscale neighborhood, I rounded a corner to see a house under construction. Across the street was an elegant federal design brick house, with large elms surrounded by hostas and lilies. Next door was a stucco and half-timbered chalet enhanced by an arbor festooned with clematis. The undone house sat on a corner …