The Vine & The Olive Tree

A devotional of Psalm 128 1 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways! Many passages of scripture prescribe the fear of God as the beginning of knowledge or wisdom, (Psalm 111:10, Job 28:28, Proverbs 1:7 and 9:10,) and Ecclesiastes 12:13 states, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:Continue reading “The Vine & The Olive Tree”

Burying the Cat II

JD darted from the church and into his car in record time. Drenched in sweat, he felt like he would pass out. After he’d got a grip on himself, he reached into his front pocket of his stiff new Bi-Mart jeans for the infamous phone. He stilled his shaky hands and flipped the little gadgetContinue reading “Burying the Cat II”

There’s a Dead Duck Out There

Robert was a rough-hewn character. He lived in a nursing home outside of Melbourne where I worked as a caregiver.  We heard him before we saw him. He walked with a cane which he leaned into heavily. “Old injury from the war,” he explained, when I asked about the limping hip. The cane tapped a beatContinue reading “There’s a Dead Duck Out There”