Water

By Julie Drew | May 28, 2015 | Comments Off on Water

Water Waterflowing, living,the essence of life;we cannot live without it.We are drawn to it:the roaring of the surf,the lapping at the edge of a lake,cascading down the mountainside,running and tripping down a river,a trickling brook.It delights our hearts,overflowing us,washing over us,reaches down inside our souls,renewing us.God isthe living water,the Spring of Lifein Him we have…

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Where is the Rain?

By Julie Drew | May 28, 2015 | Comments Off on Where is the Rain?

Yesterday, as I was walking across the soccer field in the beautiful sunshine, I noticed how much it looked and felt like August with the grass so dry and prickly. Where is the rain we usually get in May? Alberta is under a fire ban province wide. Although thunderstorms are in the forecast, they may…

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Empty Sea, Empty Hearts

By Julie Drew | May 1, 2010 | Comments Off on Empty Sea, Empty Hearts

The Story of the Aral Sea epitomises our own thirsty search for water other than the living water. In 1960, just 50 years ago, the Soviet Union began diverting water from the Aral Sea to grow cotton in a dry climate. Their experiment was successful, producing a cotton industry in Uzbekistan to be the third…

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