An Everyday Evening

Outside, the sun rolled into his western bed, pulling his vermilion covers with him. The air is mellow and cool, a welcome change from the lingering August heat. The sound of my brothers playing wiffle ball carries in the clear atmosphere. Basket in hand, I step into the old sleepy barn. Hens from their roost scold as I collect their days' work. Eleven. The rooster mildly watches in the semi-dark. G' night, Randall. I lock them safely in for the night. Lungs fill with clean blue calm, stars uncover slowly in the big sky overhead, gravel crunches underfoot. The evening makes my big flannel shirt feel just right. Home lights beckon invitingly, boys laugh in the backyard, Hannah's fiddle sings a song.

For everyday evenings, thank You, Lord.


-ak

Hardy Grace

I was reading in J.C. Ryle's book Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties and Roots a while ago, and I came across this paragraph that struck me, and I copied it down in a little black Moleskine. I just reread it there, and thought you should read it too . . .

"Hundreds of hermits have buried themselves in some wilderness, and thousands of men and women have shut themselves up within the walls of monasteries and convents, under the vain idea that by so doing they would escape sin and become imminently holy. They have forgotten that no bolts and bars can keep out the devil, and that, wherever we go, we carry that root of all evil, our own hearts. To become a monk or nun, or to join a house of mercy, is not the high road to sanctification. True holiness does not make a Christian evade difficulties, but face and overcome them. Christ would have His people show that His grace is not a mere hothouse plant, which can only thrive under shelter, but a strong, hardy thing which can flourish in every relation of life... It is not the man who hides himself in a cave, but the man who glorifies God as master or servant, parent or child, in the family and in the street, in business and trade, who is the scriptural type of a sanctified man."

- J.C.Ryle, from Holiness

(John 17:15)

-ak PS For extra credit, watch The Village.

Crying Wolf Movie: Released!

Ladies and Gentlemen, the wait is over! Crying Wolf documentary is now showing for a limited time online for free!

For the last two years, my brother J.D. has been making an independent, investigative documentary, tackling the controversial topic of the Wolf Reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park, and wrestling with the ideologies and exposing the radical environmental socialistic agenda behind it all.




And he did it all by himself, (with the help of many family and friends, who have given so much of their time and talents, prayers and encouragement, and made the documentary a reality). I am grateful to be a part of the film too, assisting in some camera operating, graphics and illustrations, and just hashing out edit after edit with J.D. over the last two years.




This educational film contains important truths about freedom, conservation, and the Biblical principles of dominion and stewardship that we as Western civilization desperately need to hear. Please watch and share, and find out who is really "crying wolf".


-ak