The Gardens of Digby Green: Fill Dirt Digby turned the truck and drove along the fence line until he reached piles of fill dirt that concealed his truck and actions. He’d enlarge this garden, a thing he’d never done before. “Dear Rosalie, we’re here.” Rosalie screamed. He swung the trowel, with its sharpened edge,
The Gardens of Digby Green: Trowel Handle “Hey, weren’t you listening to me? I told you to turn right.” “Yeah, lady, I heard you. Do you want me to run out of gas before you get there?” Rosalie glanced over. The gauge showed slightly less than a quarter tank. Maybe the truck didn’t get
The Gardens of Digby Green: Gas Gauge At an intersection between the mechanic’s shop and the Strip Shoppe, a traffic signal turned red. Digby’s anticipation climbed. He’d never before made two gardens while in the same city. But roses do better in the company of other roses… and who’d know? The light went green.
Our God Replaces Stony Hearts Our God replaces stony hearts. “I will give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26, NIV) He will keep this promise, but he won’t be doing it for
The Gardens of Digby Green: Begonia Plug She’d turned the key. Digby shook the dirt from his hands and wiped soil from his sharpened trowel. There was no real hurry, but he rounded the corner of the building as the laboring engine choked, and quit. He walked behind his truck to his driver’s door,
God Hears and Heals—a Psalm of Thanks Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and
God Promises Healing for an Unexpected Reason God promises healing for an unexpected reason. The Old and New Testaments are well-stocked with stories of His healing power. Because of them, we can quickly list three reasons God chooses to heal. He will heal to display His power. This can happen either to outsiders, as with
The Gardens of Digby Green: Better Together He carried half the bags of soil behind the building and stacked them against the wall. Hefting two planters, Digby brought them around the back. A few stabs with his pocket knife split the first bag of soil. Two cars pulled into the lot as he filled
Maintaining Thankfulness for God’s Unstoppable Love Maintaining thankfulness for God’s unstoppable love sounds face-palmingly obvious, doesn’t it?I bring it up, because it’s actually crucial. Why? Let’s consider two reasons. First, thankfulness and gratitude are characteristics which prove we’re now different. Much material we see in print online and see lived out on the streets is
Ten Things Powerless Against God’s Love Do you feel bewildered and helpless? Might powerless currently describe you? It’s likely for many people today. We aren’t alone in these emotions. The believers in ancient Rome shared them also. To combat such defeatist attitudes, Paul wrote an encouraging list about ten things powerless against God’s love. Someone