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The Desert Will Bloom

It was a mostly dry April and so the heavy rains we have had were needed. The grass thickened and turned green, the trees budded, and flowers are coming up. “Drought” as defined by dictionary.com is “a period of dry weather, an especially long one that is...

Of Droughts, Deserts & Blooms

The talk on the news lately has indicated the country is facing a drought. Parts are already in a “severe” mode but all are experiencing dryness. “Drought” as defined by dictionary.com is “a period of dry weather, an especially long one that is injurious; a...

The River in the Desert

“Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19, NASB) I had been looking at the verse for a few days, pondering how it would speak to my...

The Desert Blooms

“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me...

A Stream In The Desert

The first day of spring was last week. The time of year when everything planted comes back to life. Nothing remains dormant. A quick walk around the house recently and I noticed the trees were budding.To my surprise, there was new growth beginning on some of the...