The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. (Psalm 119:130) Once upon a time, if someone decided to go somewhere, they pulled out a map. Generally, they were folded in 12” by 3-4” rectangles, and you would have to unfold it, locate where you are, then where you want to go, and figure out how to get from one to the other. It wasn’t really practical to have the whole map unfolded for the whole trip, so you refolded the map so you could see the part of the trip you were map open. There would be times when you might have to unfold it and refold it a different way, to make another part of your journey visible. If you were alone in the car, that could make life difficult. And no, you never seemed to get the map folded back the way it was when you bought it. Now, of course, we have...
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. (Isaiah 91:4) Near San Bernardino, CA, there are cameras trained on an eagle’s nest, and the feed has proven to be quite popular. This year, Jackie and Shadow lost a pair of eggs, and laid a second pair. Jackie spent a lot of time brooding the eggs. Even after the eaglets hatched, she stayed with them, keeping them warmly tucked against her downy breast during snowstorms, dry during rainstorms, nearly getting blown off the next in a windstorm, but always covering the eaglets. Even once they were big enough to not need quite so much protection, Jackie stayed nearby. Sometimes, a squirrel would come up to the nest, and Jackie would spread her wings and slap down, covering the eaglets and frightening the squirrel away. When crows, owls, or other flying predators came along, Jackie or Sha...