by Carole Duff | Jul 14, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Last week, I wrote about transformation, saying, “Perhaps the most dramatic transformation story in the Bible is Saul’s Road to Damascus experience: struck blind by a heavenly light after hearing the voice of Jesus, this devout persecutor of Christians...
by Carole Duff | Jul 7, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
My cucumbers were failing to transform. Lots of vine growth and blossoms, but only one cucumber so far. And, I’ve been told, if you can’t grow cucumbers, you might as well give up gardening. Well, I am not much of a gardener but do like growing things. So, to...
by Carole Duff | Apr 7, 2025 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
The HopeWords Writers’ Conference founder Travis Lowe hadn’t needed to persuade me; I preregistered upon the first announcement of speakers. And what did I learn for them? That I need to persuade others, to reason, convince, and provide sound reason for fearing the...
by Carole Duff | Mar 31, 2025 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Vacant: a position not filled, empty premises, a person with no expression. How can vacant chairs, houses, and selves be blessings? Vacant Chairs All of us have them, the empty chairs at family gatherings: grandparents, parents, sometimes siblings and children....
by Carole Duff | Mar 17, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
My journey in the past few days has been defined by a flu-like bug. Slow recovery like the first signs of spring here at Vanaprastha. A quiet journey rather than the drama we often read about. A biblical journey Take Elijah. Queen Jezebel had said she would kill...
by Carole Duff | Feb 24, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
It’s easy to worship God and praise Him for the beauty of His creation, even when it’s cold and there’s snow on the ground. It’s also easy to worship idols, often without realizing that’s what we’re doing. Today, reflections on worship from David Zahl, David Foster...