Shooting Over the Horizon

Christianity

  • All Things Work Together for Those Who Are Called

    “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). – – – – – – Surely Romans 8:28 is one of the most… Continue reading

  • Joyfulness and Gladness in the Time of Prosperity

    God has been faithful to teach us many, many things during our ten-year trial (see post).  There are three who share in our family business – Dana, his dad, and his brother, Larry.  It has been an unforeseen blessing that… Continue reading

  • Life, Death, and Life After Death

    Folks don’t often make death a ready topic, even among Christians who claim that Earth is not our home and we await the better country of heaven (Hebrews 11:16).  The agrarian society of our ancestors lived a lot closer to… Continue reading

  • Digging Deep

    “I never, ever in my wildest dreams, thought I would one day be going through chemo.”  The world of a professional acquaintance of mine (I’ll call her R) came crashing down mid-August when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. We… Continue reading

  • The Fruit of Love to God

    “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). – – – – – I live in a part of the country that… Continue reading

  • I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow

    You may or may not know that the housing industry is a leading economic indicator.  That’s why housing starts and home purchases are a regular news item.  So when the nation began to reel under the housing crisis of 2008,… Continue reading

  • Envy and Contentment

    Contentment… arghhh! I keep getting this message from a variety of sources!  Perhaps you share my condition – I think the Lord would have us move this from our heads to our hearts, don’t you?  I mean, I totally assent… Continue reading

  • To Die Is Gain

    On the afternoon of Sunday, July 31, Jamison & Kathryne Pals, along with their three children Ezra (3 years), Violet (23 months), and Calvin (2 months) were all killed in a rear-end collision. They were pronounced dead at the scene… Continue reading

  • Lift up Your Eyes

    “The Father is seeking such people to worship him.” “Lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.” (John 4) If you live in the upper Midwest as we do, you can’t help but accept the… Continue reading

  • He Isn’t Exactly Safe – But He Is Good

    “Is He – quite safe? “Safe?  Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” I lived many, many years as a regenerated Christian without understanding or embracing the sovereignty of… Continue reading