It’s Reformation Day and some ministries are offering free resources to help you learn more about the ideas of two of the major reformers, Luther and Calvin. Although I have had no time to examine these resources, both Ligonier and Crossway produce consistently excellent materials, and John Piper is always good, too. 1. The Ligonier Ministries website introduces […]
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“Growing Great Garlic” in Our Garden
October 15. That’s when a local grower plants garlic, so we did it today, too. We’ve tried to grow garlic before, but it never really worked because we did not know anything about the process. However, when we attended a garlic festival this summer and came face to face with $3 garlic bulbs, we were […]
Review: Debt-Proof Your Christmas by Mary Hunt
After one horrible Christmas when she maxed out every one of her vast assortment of credit cards, Mary Hunt learned an important lesson: “Stuff quickly fades, but debt goes on and on.” Statistics show she’s not the only one who’s faced a major letdown in January when the Christmas credit card bills arrived. And that’s […]
Today’s Tomato Projects
This is what’s left of our tomatoes after two days of salsa-making and a lot of eating: piles of tomatoes ripening on trays and on the lids of our plastic storage boxes. Today I plan to can all the red ones. Usually we freeze more than we can, but this year we’re making space in the freezer for the next […]