When it’s time to prune the peach tree, I don’t keep the branch. I keep the tree! Away from the tree, the pruned branches die. If I want peaches, I certainly can’t prune all the branches, I need to leave them attached to the tree! John gives us a great image of the importance of remaining in Jesus.
John 8:32 GNT Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The break in the black line notes a shift in the tectonic plate. In life, we may feel we are on a dark or lonely path and we cannot escape the trajectory. When the Light of Jesus illuminates…
Tumalo State Park, OR Proverbs 21:1 MSG Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God; he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.
My dad’s painting purchased in Spain, painted with a knife Proverbs 15:1 NIV A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. “I HATE YOU!” I regretted screaming those words at my mother before the screen door ever closed behind me. I had no reason to be that angry with…
Tumalo Community Church, Tumalo, OR Psalm 122:1 NLT “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” Founded in 1904, the town of Tumalo, OR was first called Laidlaw by self-professed founder, A.W. Laidlaw. The industrious citizens began the first church in 1905 with a church building being dedicated in 1907. Unfortunately, Mr. Laidlaw was…
Smith Rock Ranch, Terrebonne, OR Hosea 10:12 GNT Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your Lord, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, “The plow is the…
