Opinion
The holiday shopping list that glistens
A box. That’s the least expensive, most utilized gift to give to any child under the age of six. Grinning toddlers crawl through their cardboard...
The days following President Kennedy’s assassination
John F. Kennedy had a profound effect on all of us not yet encumbered with stone-hard impressions of what a President should be. He was endowed with s...
November 16th, 2018 updated: November 16th, 2018. |
Search the Scriptures: A prayer of thanksgiving
The Bible reminds us: “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” (Colossians 4:2; ESV) And elsewhere, ̶...
I want to say to you, ‘I’m sorry’
I started writing weekly articles and submitting them in August of 1998. During this stretch of time, I have been mindful to give timely shout-outs to...
Teen testimony: Seek your Shepherd above all else
Decisions can be daunting. As I get older, I find myself facing more and more decisions. Knowing my decisions lay the foundation for my future, I ofte...
A Hunger for More: Be thankful for God’s blessings
Thanksgiving is the day we officially set aside to reflect on our blessings, and the Friday after officially marks the start of the Christmas season. ...
God’s Kids Korner: Just have faith
In Mark 13: 1-8, Jesus and His disciples are leaving the Temple area when one of them remarks what a beautiful and magnificent building the Temple is ...
A veteran suicide and one mother’s story
From her second-floor San Francisco apartment where she and her husband, Cliff, were spending a typical Friday evening relaxing, eating pizza, and wat...
Is the ‘Empress Tree’ a tree or a weed?
We often get questions about a tree called the “Purple Empress” (Paulownia tomentosa) from people who have seen the tree in bloom or in ma...
Back Around the House II: Boys are different to raise than girls
Last week I overhead a young mother say, “Boys are definitely different to raise than girls.”As a mother of five boys and three girls I wo...
