The link to the report that summarizes 2020-2021 and takes a brief look ahead to 2022 is at the end of this page. The report is both a ministry report and a personal report from the Roland and Faylene Beard. The ministry consists of a board of directors, one of… Continue reading
The NE United States, like many mid-latitude places in the world, has a wide variety of deciduous trees that explode into color in Autumn. Pictures like these can be found in dozens of posts and articles. But let’s go further because the depth and scope of the change are worth… Continue reading
It was a romantic view of York beach with my wife on the evening that I sketched. Cape Neddick Light (commonly called Nubble Light) is near Portland, Maine. The lighthouse reflected the setting sun in back of me. But the business side of the light from sea is more serious.… Continue reading
Reaching for the Most – The Parable of the Hawk. The steady wing stroke and the straight-line flight of the red-tailed hawk indicated he was on a mission. As he passed in front of me, he began to rise quickly. He briefly stopped the rise, altered direction a little… Continue reading
The Genesis Connection: What do we do with our sin and wrong motivations? An area of my property was densely packed with briars, thorns, vines, and unkept trees. Day after day I would work to clear a few feet, removing things so I could see ahead. Then I began to… Continue reading
Vaccines and COVID-19 continue to be hot topics. We have numerous reports or contacts with people in the last few months that have strong feelings or have made conclusions. Some of them, however, have reacted emotionally or have been unable to separate the politics from the technical details of the… Continue reading
