by Barry Creamer | Mar 2, 2022 | Devotionals
The rippling rivulets’ swift flow no sooner begins than dwindles to a damp residue. The ephemeral flood enraptures its creator, my 4-year-old grandson, who refills the blue plastic pale from the pool fifty times if once, each turn then inundating the edge of the deck...
by Barry Creamer | Feb 23, 2022 | Devotionals
Reluctance radiates through the talons he uses to climb my back and perch precariously on my shoulders in order to jump into the waves between me and my son-in-law, his father. There is no real danger. His dad is an arm’s length away. Even the little boy standing on...
by Barry Creamer | Feb 16, 2022 | Devotionals
The routine is simple. Wake early. Eat breakfast over scripture. (I know. I should read first, but why read hangry? So I kill 2 birds with one temporal stone.) Complete a few household chores. Stuff work clothes in backpack. Don riding gear. Walk to the garage. Grab…....
by Barry Creamer | Feb 9, 2022 | Devotionals
I notice the splotch of reddish brown staining my palm as I reach for a towel to dry my hands. It can’t be the water; the sink old enough to have been crafted by Tubal-Cain barely blushes. I wash again, content to leave the mystery unsolved if a better scrub will...
by Barry Creamer | Feb 2, 2022 | Devotionals
In the wilderness we struggle, wandering. A-sea, we drift in the deep’s mystery. In darkness, we fear and seek. A ravine’s walls hem us in. The woods threaten. Away is longing. Strangers menace. Imprisoned, we are bound, stripped of all we intended. At the center we...
