Photo by Jenny Venturo Revelation 4 “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” Revelation 4:8....

Photo by Jenny Venturo “Arrest! Arrest!” we all shouted frantically. No, we were not witnessing a crime. There were no policemen, police...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Were it not for one man, they would have all been destroyed. God’s patience was exhausted on His stubborn,...

The Wichita Mountains were full of cracks and crannies that were perfect for collared lizards. Our mission that week was to catch one. One day we set off up a small, round mountain to look for some lizards. We scoured the rocks on all sides, hoping one would scurry out. Then, finally, we found one! right under a small rock was a large collared lizard! Suddenly, it darted out and ran up the slope. We stumbled and ran after it, trying to grasp it, but it just darted under anoth

Photo by Jenny Venturo “If for some reason you find yourself in Guymon, Oklahoma, it’s a nice place.” That review said it all. To put it...

The adult antlion looks like a damselfly, and grows to about 1 ¾ (45 mm.) inches. As an adult, it eats nectar and pollen, but it is named after the carnivorous habits of the larvae. Once the larva hatches, it digs a small pit, about 1 inch across, and waits for an ant or other small insect to fall down the sloping sides. Then, it grabs the insect with its jaws and pulls it under the sand. Next time you are out in a sandy place, look for small pits in the sand. Sometimes the a

There once were two little chipmunk brothers named Crank-bait and Curly-tail. They lived in a cozy hollow log in a quiet spruce forest. Their beds were made of soft, springy moss, and their door was a large, rough piece of pine bark. Every day, when the weather was nice and the sun was bright, these two chipmunks were outside scurrying through the leaves. Sometimes they were playing games like Tag or Hide-and-Seek, and sometimes they were looking for juicy nuts to eat.  But C

Photo by Paul Venturo “You’ve gotta go to the Wichita Wildlife Refuge,” our uncle told us. “The mountains there are huge .” So we decided...

Photo by Paul Venturo “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with...

Photo by Jenny Venturo When we pulled into Fort Richardson State Park in northern Texas, it was raining. We were all grumpy because we...

Photo by Jenny Venturo A good analogy of what happens when you get saved is in the book With Two Hands  by Rebecca Davis. In Ethiopia,...

Artwork by Daniel Venturo Zephaniah 1:12-18 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Our campsite at Dana Peak campground was nice and spacious. There was a grassy “yard,” and right down the hill...

Artwork by Daniel Venturo Hebrews 12:1-3 “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith” (v. 2a). Have you ever watched an...

The collared peccary is a pig-like mammal that lives in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. It grows to 40 in. and weighs up to 65 lbs. Peccaries run at up to 25 mph but will defend themselves with their tusks if you corner them. A peccary’s diet includes plants, invertebrates, frogs, lizards, mice, birds, and snakes. Peccaries can usually be found in rocky canyons, brushy deserts, and wastelands. They travel in herds of 6-30 animals. When we were in Big Bend, Texas, we saw a lot

Photo by Paul Venturo Excitement rose within me as we drove down to the water. We were fishing saltwater again! When we got there, I...

Photo by Joe Venturo Psalm 93 “Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the LORD on high is...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Opinions on the book of Revelation are abundant and varied. Almost every study is accompanied by a creative,...

Artwork by Daniel Venturo There are many terms that Christians use that can be confusing for people who did not grow up in Church, or who...

Artwork by Daniel Venturo The Definition God defines faith for us in Hebrews 11:1: ​ “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the...

Artwork by Daniel Venturo An Illustration Jesus illustrated what it means to repent by telling a story found in Luke 18:10-13: Two men...

Photo by Jenny Venturo When you live on the road, holidays are always different. This past Valentine’s Day, we were in southern New...

Is there anything so brilliant as the sun? Every night, just as everything seems darkest, a hint of light begins to glow at the horizon. As the minutes go by, the light gets stronger and stronger until suddenly, a glowing orange sliver peeks over the edge of the earth. The sliver grows and grows and all of a sudden, a great golden ball appears majestic in the sky, flinging its light and warmth into every corner of the dark waiting world. All over, people and animals begin to

Photo by Jenny Venturo Staying near Mount Graham this week, I am reminded once again of how I—of how all  of my family—was made for the...