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[The LORD] makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the air nest by the waters; they … Continue reading »

The Up Side of Death

We follow this sequence in Scripture: The First Adam received life, the Last Adam is a life-giving Spirit. Physical life comes first, then spiritual—a firm base shaped from the earth, a final completion coming out of heaven. The First Man … Continue reading »

New “Ambling” post

Anew post on the Ambling page: Keeping your hemlocks straight.

Our Place in Creation’s Order

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You … Continue reading »

New “Ambling” Post

Dean has a new post on the “Ambling” page about the dying of many species of trees around the nation and the world.  Dean is currently in the South and has taken photos of preserved chesnut trees and dying hemlocks … Continue reading »