Silent Song

From Dean Ohlman on October 16, 2009

I’ve had a long love affair with the maple tree.  It started with the three sugar maples that stood in front of our house in Hastings, Michigan.  One of them was a perfect climbing tree that had a particular limb … Continue reading »

How Are You Doing, Governor?

From Dean Ohlman on October 14, 2009

One of the fundamental Scripture passages related to mankind’s role on the earth is Psalm 8.  Take a moment to read this short psalm—this time comparing its viewpoint to the viewpoint of the average man on the street: O Lord, … Continue reading »

First Hard Frost

From Dean Ohlman on October 12, 2009

Sunday morning we had the first hard frost of the season—followed by a warming sun to give us the classic leaf fall in which the leaves seem to leap from the branch and carpet everything below.  The first half hour … Continue reading »

The Whole Gospel

From Dean Ohlman on October 9, 2009

I was moved yesterday by a challenging article written by Christopher Wright that appeared both in Christianity Today and on the site dedicated to the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization that will be taking place in Capetown one year … Continue reading »

Children and Nature

From Dean Ohlman on October 7, 2009

Fall is the ideal time to teach children about nature—and about nature’s Creator.  While Christian schools can be straight-forward about referencing the Creator, most secular schools cannot.  Home-schoolers, parents, grandparents, and other care givers might want to use the following … Continue reading »