A grain at a time

A grain of sand is so tiny that we can basically ignore it. So are ten or even 100 grains of sand. It’s nothing. In Namibia, there is a town called Kolmanskop. When the mining failed, the people left. Being on the edge of a desert, a few grains of sand blew in. And a… Continue reading A grain at a time

Dan 2v21 – Sand dunes

Ascending the massive dune is exhausting, but the views are spectacular atop Big Daddy in Namibia, which rises 325 meters in height. Standing at the bottom, a person climbing the dune looks like a speck compared to this huge pile of sand. I can imagine the sand grains on the pinnacle thinking, “We are the… Continue reading Dan 2v21 – Sand dunes

Psa 63:1 – The dry river

Stark, dry, lifeless. Skeletal trees thrust claw-like branches heavenwards. It’s Deadvlei, in the Namib desert. These silent sentinels are all that remain of what was once a living forest. They were cut off from the river by the highest sand dunes in the world, the largest aptly called Big Daddy. The beauty is surreal and… Continue reading Psa 63:1 – The dry river