“The Bark of the Bog Owl” (Review)

(Today’s post is by Hannah Abrahamson, a friend who is part of the church family I serve as pastor. You can read her blog over at TeacherByNature). Have you ever heard of the ivory-billed woodpecker? According to most scientists, the ivory-billed woodpecker is now extinct. Years ago, I read a book by Tim Gallagher called …

“The Destructive Power of Fear” (Vannoy)

In 1 Samuel 23 David is on the run from King Saul. At this point, Saul has pretty much devoted his life to killing David. Saul's rejection of God's word led him down the path of anger, hatred, jealousy, and murder. In fact, in his rage Saul had a large group of Israelite priests killed …