2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a NEW CREATION; the old has gone, the new has come!

Creation of the week

Cutting wood in the same direction as its grain grows is easy and makes clean cuts. But cutting cross grain is tough. You need a sharp blade, or it’s messy.
In a culture that’s cross grain to Christianity, we have to stay sharp in order to stay effective. I love the metaphor Solomon gives:

If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success. —Ecclesiastes 10:10

Taking time to sharpen your “tools” in the spiritual life makes work more efficient.

Wayne Stiles

And then there were 19!

MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE

 Part of being “pretty good” in woodworking is careful measuring. In this regard, my grandfather taught me a useful rule of thumb: “Measure twice, cut once.” You might wonder about the need to measure twice. Wouldn’t one measurement do the job? No, it wouldn’t, because it’s terribly easy to misread a measuring tape. I cannot tell you how many times, employing my grandfather’s rule, I have discovered that my first measurement was inaccurate. I have saved literally hundreds of dollars because I have been saved from making errant saw cuts that would have required me to purchase more material. So, if you find yourself making something out of wood (or metal or plastic), remember my grandfather’s dictum: “Measure twice, cut once.”

THE HIGH CALLING
Mark

FALL 2015

“From the time he started his own workshop in the 1960s, Alan [Peters] worked long and hard to prove that one could still earn a living in the contemporary world by building useful, beautiful furniture with integrity, one piece at a time, and he prided himself on making furniture that was priced within reach of working people like himself.” – Peter Korn

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Thomas A. Edison

 

“No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

True greatness consists in being great in little things.

Charles Simmons

WAITING FOR SPRING!

Long time no post!  It isn't that we haven't been busy, but me, the "blog girl" is way behind posting!  

So here we are again waiting for spring.  It's not "in the air" yet!