Share Three Strikes – You’re Out; Six Strikes – Total Victory By Susan Niswonger / a few days ago Have you ever tried and failed; heard that “three times is a charm,” and it wasn’t; been told, “Three strikes you’re out” and believed it? If any of these statements apply to a situation in your life, it is a situation with which you are still struggling, but probably have given up on ever experiencing […]
Share The Empty Nest By Lisa Peter / 6 days ago The Empty Nest My girls are all grown up and leaving home. Melissa (my middle daughter) left for 8 months last year – 4 months in Belize at the Cayo Deaf Institute and in Belize City with our UPC Missionaries Bro. and Sis. Sawyer and Amy. Then 4 months she was around the clock caregiver […]
Share God Turns Our Darkness Into Light By James Thornton / 3 weeks ago God Turns Our Darkness Into Light By, James L. Thornton In The Beginning, God Created The Light To Illuminate The World And Dispel The Darkness: “Darkness was upon the face of the deep” Genesis 1:2. In the beginning, there was no dawn to end the night, no sun to warm the day, no moonlight reflected […]
Share Use It or Lose It By Lynne Conley / last month Use it or Lose It By: Lynne Conley Jesus often spoke in a parable to his followers. In the Biblical times if a wealthy man was going on a long journey for an extended time he would often make his trusted servants to be his representatives. When the master returned he rewarded them for their […]
Share Beautiful! By Debra Jones / last month Beautiful! Recently a friend of mine started this silly saying by looking at me and remarking with emphasis, ” You are so Beautiful”. I would laugh and raise my eyebrows at her and give her the look that says, “You have lost it”. She would erupt into laughter like a little child. As time went […]
Share How Can We Help By Janae Stanford / last month Today in this world we don’t see what people go through every day. We always end up hearing about people that get kidnapped, killed and others that you hear. And also we hear on the news or the radio about floods, hurricanes, tornados and also earthquakes. From what we see and hear we began to […]
Share Why Wait? By Rick Mills / last month Why Wait? Most of you probably don’t struggle with impatience. Waiting is just another part of life that comes easily to you. I, on the other hand, struggle to be patient. Waiting seems to go against my very nature, the nature of my flesh, that is. Through the years, God has taught me, through some […]
Share Answered Prayer of the Cursed By Christine Carney / last month My past isn’t a pretty one. It’s sordid, ugly and obscene. Most of it isn’t appropriate to repeat in a public setting such as this publication. However, today, I’m blessed beyond measure and all credit goes to my King, Savior, and Lord: Jesus Christ. It’s a blessing I want to share with you, or I […]
Share Don’t Become Sour By Lynne Conley / last month Don’t Become Sour For a while Abraham and Isaac were so lonely after the death of Sarah, and she was one-hundred twenty seven years old. The definition for lonely is: sad from being alone (Merriam-Webster) Abraham thought to himself that Isaac was old enough to get married. The women of Canaan weren’t under Abraham’s approval. […]
Share The Spoils Of The Battle By Sheri Boulet / a couple of months ago I have something to say, and I really don’t know how to start it out. But I’m going to give it a shot. Perhaps someone may be offended at what I am what I am about to say, that is not my intention at all. I want only to bring understanding to someone about my […]
