Who’ll Stop The Rain?

Back in 2011, it didn’t rain. It didn’t rain for a long, long time. It didn’t rain for so long that fires began to pop up where I live.One of them popped up near where our oldest son lived, which also wasn’t very far from where we live.

Faith: Figuring God Out

“God is a God of love,” says one. “God knows who I am and completely understands me,” remarks another. The fact of the matter is, we think we have God all figured out.

Faith: Why did Jesus say ‘It is Finished?’

“If I finish my vegetables, I get dessert,” says Caleb, 8. “But Jesus didn’t get dessert. He got a spear in his side.”Caleb’s comparison might sound humorous, but it reminds us that when Jesus said, “It is finished,” on the cross (John 19:30), he wasn’t talking about ending a small task.

Senior Living: Aging Matters

Recently, I attended the funeral of a family member who represents the last of my grandparents’ generation for my family. This event, in retrospect, emphasized something many of us who are now middle- aged are experiencing. We have been passed a torch of responsibility.

Senior Living: Toni Says

Dear Toni, I am turning 65, am covered under my wife’s employer’s health insurance and am fighting liver cancer. I am participating in a clinical trial for a cancer medication which costs over $12,000 per month and am paying $0 for a medication that is curing my cancer.

Ag: Berry’s Picks

Pasture MealybugThe Pasture Mealybug has the potential to be a very serious problem for all livestock producers and anyone that depends on grass. This pasture mealybug is completely new to us and has the potential to have a major impact on anyone that grows grass.

TheCountryWriter: Rockin’ Down The Highway

When I first picked up a guitar in 1970, my fingers didn’t make the sounds I wanted to hear. But I knew that if I kept trying, I could learn to play the songs I heard on the radio.I was eight.

Museum Matters

The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad arrived in Dublin in late 1889 to establish a north and south line of transportation. The railroad had arrived in Harbin earlier that year and funding was gathered to continue to Dublin and beyond. Four trains passed through each day.

Faith: How Is Jesus a King?

“If Jesus is a king, where’s his crown and castle?” asks Henry, 8. “I’ve seen Disney movies. Kings are supposed to wear gold and sit on thrones.”When most people think of kings, they picture palaces, parades, armies, and riches. But in John 19:17–22, we see a very different kind of king.

Faith: Lazy Fire

God is holy. In the Old Testament outward displays of respect to God’s holiness were required of His chosen people. He had set up Moses’ older brother, Aaron, as the high priest.