I remember when I thought I had it down…all figured out. I was charting my own course. Poor grades and even flunking out of college after 3 years didn’t phase me. From age 18 – 37, I lived in my apex of brilliance. Failure was just part of the process. My theme song was “I …
The Law Of The Farm: The Soil
The remarkable thing about soil is that it does not care what is planted. It will give as much effort to grow weeds as rice, soybeans, or corn. Dad’s seed supplier provided him with the ancestry of the seed and the confidence that the seed was not contaminated with weed seed. A bad batch of …
God School: Too Big For My Britches…
I can still hear dad’s words, “Boy you are getting too big for your britches.” As I think about it, dad was correcting something deeper than the stupid thing I had done…it was my heart. He saw his son developing an ungrateful & stubborn heart. I do not recall dad getting upset with the things …
God School: 76 Years Ago, Today…
Oh, how I wish I could ask mom & dad some questions. One would be, why… they put my cake, with 3 burning candles in the middle of the yard? As I look back at old pictures many were taken outside. Yesterday our family celebrated my birthday. While I did not have a cake outside, …
Law of the Farm: Is Your Soil Friendly?
It depends on what you want to harvest. But first, why is this important? The soil condition or pH measures the acid – alkaline levels of the soil. This will determine if the plant can draw nutrients (food) from the soil. Plants, like people, are different. Blueberries & potatoes like low pH acid soil of …
God School: “Let’s Take A Walk”
This picture was taken in the deep red pine forest of Northwest Minnesota. The mornings were crisp, a good time to take a walk. No phones, no distractions from God’s creation. A time to be still and know that He is God (Ps 46:10). It’s good to be alone with God. In fact, it’s essential. …
God School: A Standard Of Measurement
Can you image if your builder decided that 10 inches would now be a foot? What if the aeronautical engineer that designed the plane you are flying on used his own values to measure the stress on the wings? Have you ever built something and thought it looked right, but it wasn’t? How did you …
God School: Mail Call
I will always remember “Mail Call” during my Air Force training days. In Basic Training the Drill Instructors would assemble everyone into a group. He would take each envelope, slowly read it, and call out the person’s name. Sometimes he would take extra pleasure in telling everyone who the mail was from or smell the …
God School: What Do You Do?
Deep in your heart you have ask yourself, what will I do when… the doctor says, “You have cancer;” “You are no longer employed here;” “I’m leaving you,” or it’s the death of a cherished loved one or…! What do you do…where do you go? I have good news for you. I have found the …
God School: Connecting The Pieces
The longer I’m enrolled in God School the more I am amazed at Him. One of His amazing ways is how He orchestrates people, situations, and His Word to accomplish His Plan. Most of the time it is late in the game when I recognize His fingerprints that reveal He’s already been here. It was …
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