by Amanda Book | Jan 17, 2022
“You can’t outthink God!” chuckled my mother inlaw as I vented to her. I don’t like waiting on God! Sometimes I don’t even like trusting him if I’m being honest. I don’t like seeing all the dots and being unable to connect them. I often wonder, “What is God...
by Joanna Martin | Jan 10, 2022
Have you ever had song after song go through your head perfectly describing the journey you’ve been on? The new life, the surrender, the brokenness, the wholeness, the need to do it all again. There are songs that perfectly compose the journey that you’ve been on and...
by Victoria Buckwalter | Jan 3, 2022
Welcome to 2022. For many people, a new year brings about ambitions for a new self. As the calendar changes to reflect a clean slate, people all around the world are inspired to start new, too. The ambition for change is usually rooted in a desire to be better...
by Kathy Rice | Dec 27, 2021
“Just a moment,” Mom said into the phone. “Kids! You need to go play in the other room. I’m on a very important call.” I heard mom’s muffled voice through the closed door and knew she was discussing Christmas with Uncle Homer. Everybody should have an uncle like my...
by Steve Sabol | Dec 20, 2021
The year 2022 will begin in less than two weeks. In one sense, at this time of year, we look back at what God has done, and in another sense, we look forward to what He will do. In other words, we look Back to the Future. You may remember the 1985 movie about a young...
by Steve Sabol | Dec 13, 2021
I know of an elderly widow who decided it was too much trouble to get all of her kids and grandkids Christmas presents, so she decided to send them a check inside of a card. A few days after she mailed all the cards, she discovered she forgot to include the checks in...
by Jeffrey Frantz | Dec 6, 2021
The new year will be here before we know it. How is 2022 looking for you up ahead? Traditionally we make resolutions or promises in the hope that, in some way, we might improve ourselves in the new year. I don’t know about you, but I usually have mixed results with...
by Victoria Buckwalter | Nov 29, 2021
As December arrives and we’ve finally burned off those extra calories from Thanksgiving (okay, maybe we haven’t), it’s official: Christmas is upon us. As followers of Christ, we recognize the absolute meaning of this season as a time of reflection and rejoicing...
by Kathy Rice | Nov 22, 2021
My young grandson got home from kindergarten and went straight over to the playpen where his baby sister was happily kicking and cooing. He cooed back and began talking to her. He looked up and said, “Mommy, I don’t know if she’s going to be Spanish or not.” His...
by Steve Sabol | Nov 15, 2021
What comes to mind when you think of evangelism? Does it evoke memories of a billboard that reads, “The End Is Near – REPENT”? Does it make you think of a finger-pointing, stern-faced preacher who seems to be saying, “God is going to get you!” For some of us it...
