Faith In The Valley

This past week I was at the church Saturday morning for a meeting. Around 11 AM, when the meeting was breaking up, Russ, one of our elders entered the church carrying large box. In the box was a mixer, some bowls, and ingredients for a project. There were eggs, milk, coconut flakes, and saltine crackers. I knew quickly what Russ was up to. He was going to use the church kitchen to make Cracker Pudding. That’s right, you heard correctly, Cracker Pudding. Cracker Pudding is a Carroll County favorite. Locals to this area love it. Since I did not grow up here, I have had to warm to the idea of pudding made with crackers and coconut. But I can report that it is good. Unique but good. But Russ was doing something else as he created his pudding. Russ was living out the image of God. Everyone is created in the image of God. And so all of us live out or bear His image. We model certain characteristics of God as we live life. One thing we know about God is that He is the creator. And from that, we can conclude that God