Tag Archives: nature

Cooper’s Hawk Spices Our Day

Posted on February 1, 2023 by John

While our children and grandchildren live in warmer climates, and live lives that are filled with many adventures, life here on Heatherhope Farm, in the frigid winter months, can get quite boring–even more so now that, for the first time … Continue reading →

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Epiphany 3 C: The World’s Wordless Whispers

Posted on January 18, 2022 by John

The readings for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany are: Old Testament      Nehemiah 8:1–3, 5–6, 8–10 Psalm                    Psalm 19 New Testament     1 Corinthians 12:12–31a Gospel                   Luke 4:14–21 The whole idea of the Epiphany season of the … Continue reading →

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Pentecost 3B: Growth Beyond Our Understanding

Posted on June 10, 2021 by John

The Readings for the Third Sunday of Pentecost are: Old Testament      Ezekiel 17:22–24 Psalm                    Psalm 92:1–4, 12–15 New Testament     2 Corinthians 5:6–10 (11–13) 14–17 Gospel                   Mark 4:26–34 Many years ago I was feeling very sorry for … Continue reading →

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Epiphany 1 B: Listen to the Earth

Posted on January 4, 2021 by John

First Sunday after the Epiphany/Baptism of the Lord Psalm 29 is our Psalm for the First Sunday after the Epiphany, which is also the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. This particular Psalm may have been chosen by those … Continue reading →

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Weeding God’s Garden

Posted on June 23, 2016 by John

Whose Dominion? We just turned over from spring to summer. Everything is growing. It is a time to test my resolve to respect God’s dominion and consider my own. I go out, armed with my tank full of 2,4-D strapped … Continue reading →

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On Variety

Posted on October 2, 2013 by John

“Variety is the spice of life,” they say. Our satellite TV pulls in hundreds of channels of programming. We sit on the couch and push the buttons on the remote to find dozens of permutations of bachelors and bachelorettes and … Continue reading →

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Too Familiar

Posted on November 7, 2012 by John

                  They say, “Don’t get too familiar with rams.”                 It is advice we should have heeded. We have had Jumper, Bumper and Thumper for a couple of years now. Jumper is our breeding ram and we have Bumper … Continue reading →

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Reflections: Transfiguration Sunday

Posted on February 16, 2012 by John

Reflections on Transfiguration, Year C 2 Kings 2:1-12  “Elijah ascended into heaven in a whirlwind.”                   No one likes being caught in a storm.                 The severe tornadoes of last summer, including the one that devastated Joplin, Missouri, surely … Continue reading →

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NY Times Article On Christianity and Animals

Posted on October 15, 2011 by John

The October 15 edition of the NY Times has a wonderful article by Mark Oppenheimer on the fascinating of the love of animals and the Christian faith. We urge our friends to check it out. Here is a link which … Continue reading →

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First Blessing of the Animals Goes Well

Posted on October 15, 2011 by John

On the afternoon of September 25 Heatherhope Farm hosted its first Blessing of the Animals—an event we hope to host annually. We purposely did not advertise this event too widely so that we could keep the numbers small and feel … Continue reading →

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