We are thankful for our friends and family who endure our weaknesses daily as we learn to imitate Christ. We are thankful for our spiritual family who must do the same as we sojourn in the bond of pea… more →
Hard Baked Dirt Livingostrakinos wrote 18 hours ago: We are thankful for our friends and family who endure our weaknesses daily as we learn to imitate Ch … more →
ostrakinos wrote 1 month ago: Everyone is into comparisons. We constantly compare ourselves to this person or that person. We eva … more →
ostrakinos wrote 4 months ago: Death comes swiftly and death comes expectedly for none of us escape its call. Suffering, death and … more →
ostrakinos wrote 4 months ago: By now, no doubt, we are all weary of the seeming avalanche of celebrity reports in the news related … more →
ostrakinos wrote 5 months ago: Music is a gift from God that soothes our weary souls. Naturally, an aesthetic switch flips on in ou … more →
ostrakinos wrote 5 months ago: Reflecting upon the beauty of creation draws me closer to the One who made me and the promise of res … more →
ostrakinos wrote 5 months ago: Right after Katrina I met Brad Knull, an Ohioan with a big heart. Little known to me, he is also a … more →
ostrakinos wrote 5 months ago: I’ve done quite a lot of traveling over the past few weeks – over 2,500 miles of driving throu … more →
ostrakinos wrote 6 months ago: Our God is amazing. From the smallest quantum particle to the largest earth mammal, nothing escapes … more →
ostrakinos wrote 7 months ago: From Eden, the strategy of the Enemy has been to discredit what God has said. At our current point … more →
ostrakinos wrote 7 months ago: Normally when a family member discovers an empty tomb there is distress, sadness and a mad dash to c … more →
ostrakinos wrote 8 months ago: I looked out towards the front ditch and saw them; little blue and white buds swaying in the noonday … more →
ostrakinos wrote 8 months ago: “Legend has it that lovers met beneath the trees to hear the pistachios crack open on moonlit … more →
ostrakinos wrote 8 months ago: God has set His judgments in motion as famine and pestilence and out-of-control economies pulse and … more →
ostrakinos wrote 8 months ago: I opened the envelope of the dreaded jury duty notice and felt inconvenienced and annoyed. After all … more →
ostrakinos wrote 8 months ago: Radiant colors swirl ahead and behind crystal-like boardwalks That reflect nothing around rainbows a … more →
ostrakinos wrote 9 months ago: January has flown by as we continue to lay down plans for our community work and church re-plant. On … more →
ostrakinos wrote 10 months ago: Yes… the new year is here, and with it comes the traditional call to resolution and reflection … more →
ostrakinos wrote 11 months ago: So what is the joy of Christmas? Well, it isn’t a warm cup of egg nog lightly spiked with bo … more →