How do you compare this place to next door, Morgan’s Emporium? I would say more classy but more expensive. More decorations but less chit chat from the lady workers.
It’s not too welcoming on the outside. You have drive in through chain link fence and barb wire.
But once you walk through the front doors of what looks likes an abandoned warehouse, this is what you behold . . . Continue reading
Ladies and Gentlemen (especially you ladies), we have ourselves a grand hangout for weathered, inexpensive furniture and decorations that you are going to enjoy in your home. Or at least look at. The only thing that seemed overprice was the antique, oval clock hanging on the back wall.
When you see this sign on the road by the river, pull into parking lot.
Love at First Bite is across the street next to the Snake River. A pleasant pier extends out over the water bank.
Publisher – Philipsburg: P & R Publishing, 2011
Author – Gene Edward Veith
This 44-page pamphlet is a gold nugget that should be passed out on mass scale in Idaho Falls. I always enjoy Veith’s writings related to our culture through Cranach. And this booklet succinctly shares the author’s source of authority that governs his life. After reading Why God Gave Us a Book, I communicated to some in my local church family regarding his “personal narrative” (pp. 10-13) of how he met God in the Bible. It’s a powerful testimony of how God can move an individual “from liberal theology to biblical faith” through simply reading Scripture and the conviction of the Holy Spirit.
As a professor of literature, Veith brings to the reader’s attention a phrase from one of George Herbert’s sonnets, “Thy words do find me out.” This is a true reality for all biblical Christians.
Looking for God in All the Wrong Places
“An Appeal for Word-Based Corporate Worship”
Publisher – Hartsville: Tulip Books, 2006
Author – Robert G. Spinney
Grace Baptist Church in Hartsville, Tennessee provides the full text of this 29-page pamphlet. I quoted Spinney’s opening paragraph in a recent Sunday morning sermon where I preached about us being “Keepers of the words” (Revelation 22). It is Jesus Himself who tells us to be word-based.
Go ahead. Read Spinney’s appeal. It’s refreshing. And let our local churches be places where we “Read the Bible, preach the Bible, sing the Bible, pray the Bible, and see the Bible.”
The Ward of Heaven and The Wyrm in the Sea
Publisher – Eden Books (the youtube trailer), 2012
Author – Colin J. Cutler
My youngest daughter (9th grader) read this and didn’t quite like it. But I read the book, enjoying it. Of course, I am a sucker for J. R. R. Tolkein. The Ward of Heaven and The Wyrm in the Sea is 76 pages of warrior poetry. How does one tell the story of the Trinity, Creation, Adam’s sin, Christ’s redemptive work, and the final eschatological battle where Jesus overcomes evil once and for all? But telling it all through the mouth of an ancient Norseman? Just ask Colin.
Here is his description of that anticipated, final day:
“The Lord of Mortaigh shall smile upon these, His people, and the Bird shall hover above them. Urventhil shall sit at His right hand. Then shall the All-Father, All-wise from before the foundation of the earth, and ere the forming of Mortaigh, declare, “Let us keep the feast.” And the board shall be filled with all good foods, and many mead-horns shall be filled and emptied, and many tales told, and many songs sung of Urventhil and his might. In that day, the hearth will be bright, the rafters will be carved with great deeds, and the benches will be warmed by many glad souls.”
Amen!
Publisher – M.S. Publishing: Bakersfield, California, 2011
Author – Emily Rose Carde
Emily started this book at age 14 and published it at 17. And pretty soon, this December, she will be graduating with a degree from Patrick Henry College. I applaud her for writing a teenage fiction novella while in high school. Both of my daughters read it. I did, too. Cover to cover. And then I told my girls that they ought to write.
I wish Emily the best in her future endeavors in writing. She ought to write another book. Maybe a series. Then the project could evolve into a movie series. She could be a millionaire. But seriously, here is what I like about Emily – she writes for the glory of God.
Taken from today’s reading in The NKJV Daily Bible:
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, their tongues fail for thirst. I, the LORD, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. I will open rivers in desolate heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water (Isaiah 41:17-18).
Idaho Falls Magazine – September / October 2014
In the short Outdoor post, “Where the Wild Water Is”, Gregg Losinski writes,
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, “water is life.” Whether man or beast, look for water if you want to find life. The early settlers of our fine burg knew this when they craftily changed the name of our outpost in the wilderness from Eagle Rock to Idaho Falls. The wetness of the name helped to seduce people onto trains and wagons to relocate here, while empty pockets probably helped to keep them from getting back on the train when they saw that we indeed have a river with falls, but that it was surrounded by thousands of square miles of high lava rock desert. The mighty Snake River has served us well, but it tends to lull us into a false sense of aquatic security.
As you continue reading Gregg’s short post, he explains how the fish are to be found outside of the city and not inside where we have all our fancy water features.
I would like to draw a parallel. Spiritual life comes not from what men create and build on their own. It may look impressive, but it does not support eternal life. You need to go to the right spot. The true source.
In the last chapter of the Bible we have these words:
And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
The best water for life is a free gift.
Providence Downtown - Roots by the River 