Cannon Beach received its name from a small iron cannon that came ashore from the wreck of the U.S. Navy Schooner, “The Shark.” The area …
Read More »Blogs
How to Know God
As humans, we are smitten by our ignorance. We are so enamored by the shiny objects of earthly prestige and power that we lose sight …
Read More »Cannon Beach Sunstar
Taken from the first viewpoint in Ecola State Park. While I was watching the light, a woman (Roseanne) walked up and stood quietly behind me. …
Read More »Learning to Play Golf
Thanks to my husband’s generous boss, we spent the last few days lounging at one of Oregon’s premier golf resorts—or was it golf communities? Anyway, …
Read More »Purple Crocus
Purple Crocus, in our Oregon neighborhood. I have been “playing” on an internet photo competition page that was new to me. One of my friends, …
Read More »Sacramento Wildlife Refuge
The Sacramento Wildlife Refuge is home to several hundred thousand Snow Geese every year, this is a perfect place to hear the thunder of wings …
Read More »Obedient to Death
Speaking of Jesus, Paul says, “He humbled Himself, obedient to death—a merciless death on the cross!” (Philippians 2:8, The Voice). Jesus was obedient to death. …
Read More »The Best Response
When Jesus was brought before Caiaphas, the religious teachers, and elders, in the middle of the night to respond to their trumped-up charges, he replied …
Read More »Motivation
If anyone has ever written a book about motivation and how to increase it, I probably own it. There’s no quote I haven’t repeated over …
Read More »The Strongest Thing
This morning I was rereading the story of Samson in the book of Judges for the first time in a very long time. In my …
Read More »