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Story by God “The LORD works out everything for his own ends—even the wicked for a day of disaster.” (Proverbs 16:4) I love a good story and the key to a good story is conflict. Problems. Obstacles. Bad guys. Without them, you have no story. Think The Lord of the Rings without Sauron and his…

Knocking Down Blocks “The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.” (Proverbs 14:1) Blocks. Colored wooden ones in all shapes. Cardboard bricks. My boys used them to carefully construct castles, army barracks, and forts. A well-built structure provided protection for their valiant warriors, army men, cowboys,…

Here’s what been on my table or nightstand over the last month. What are you reading that you can’t put down? Recent Reads Adult: Down Range:Navy SEALS in the War on Terrorism by Dick Couch Rogue Institution:Vigilante Injustice, Lawlessness, and Disorder at the Air Force Academy by David W. Graney The Warrior Elite: The Forging of…

Treasure Hunter “The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man; it searches out his innermost being.”(Proverbs 20:27) I love the scene in the movie, National Treasure, when the team has been trapped underground and left for dead by the bad guys. Ben Gates and company enter a dark room. He finds a…

Balancing the Seesaw “Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, “Who is the LORD?” Or I…

Baby Steps “Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?”(Proverbs 20:6) Well, it’s April. How are those New Year’s resolutions coming? Have you lost weight? Read the entire Bible? Memorized the book of Romans? Nah, me neither. Let me encourage you to step away from January’s lofty vows…

Here are Zuno’s picks for April: Samuel’s Baby Written by Mark Elkins, Ill. by Amy Wummer (5 paws) Willoughby the Lion by Greg Foley (3 paws) Jack’s Fantastic Voyage by Michael Foreman (3 paws) No More, Por Favor Written by Susan Middleton Elya, Ill. by David Walker (3 paws, great bilingual book) My Side of the Car Written…

Open Hands “One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.”(Proverbs 11:24) Spring’s bright colors chase away the browns and greys of winter. Bradford pears decked in bridal white send showers of petals through the streets as an unrelenting north wind refuses to leave for its summer sabbatical. Blossoms…

Guard Duty Judea. Not the best assignment for a Roman legion. Nor for a governor. These men entered a hostile country with a culture and religion vastly different from their own. Temples and sacrifices, they could relate to, but one God? A coming Messiah? Seriously? Yet numerous Romans are drawn into the Easter story: Pilate…

Unbroken The little donkey had no idea he would make history. As he trotted in the corral and ate his hay, he never fathomed he would fulfill prophecy. He was a youngster and still close to his mama. Unbroken to saddle,he entertained no thoughts of carrying a rider that day, much less a royal one.…