Messengers Wanted
One of the themes emphasized through Christmas and Advent — and that we need in the new year — is hope. To hope is to have confidence in something or someone.
Read the Instructions
In the wee hours of the morning on Dec. 25, parents everywhere were frantically assembling toys to be presented to children just a few hours hence. No
New Year Resolutions
It’s officially the New Year and with the rolling of the calendar, most of us have made some well-intentioned resolutions.
As we visit with friends at church,
Beating Bad Bills
With the start of a new year, state lawmakers will return to their chambers for a new legislative session. Christians should pay attention to bills under consideration.
If It Had Not Been for the Lord
When was the last time you gave your testimony? Is there anything in your life that you are thankful for?
My testimony is that God has been with me through both insignificant
Shrugging at Christmas
There is a scene in the biblical Christmas story that bugs me. I didn’t notice it for years. But one Christmas as I was preparing a couple
Christmas Wars, Begone!
I began listening to Christmas music in October. Don’t judge me. The season goes fast and I love the carols of our faith.
And that leads me to
Role Models
Now that we’re staring down the days until Christmas, we have more warmth and cheer to look forward to with family, church family and friends, as the
Profits of War, Prophets of Peace
Last month, news headlines called the shooting in Las Vegas the “deadliest mass shooting in US history.” That’s the fifth time in my life that such a
Finding Gratitude
Each year around this time, we hear a lot about being thankful. We have a lot to be thankful for, we hear, and yet the collective national mood has been one that