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Dementia, Part 2: The Dangers of Spiritual Dementia

Written by Jennie Simon Penna

While dealing with the effects of dementia on my mother, I learned some lessons about the spiritual dementia afflicting mankind and threatening us. Witnessing the debilitating and discouraging...

Dementia, Part 1: What Caring for My Mother Taught Me

Written by Jennie Simon Penna

Dealing with the debilitating effects of dementia on my mother over the years before her death was difficult to say the least. But it taught me some important lessons. Dementia is an unfortunate...

So, You Think You’re Too Old to Serve?

Written by Wendy Shipley

Do you think you are over the hill and too old to be of use to God? Is that really the case, or can older people still show love to others through service? There are many ways to serve the Church,...

Love, Peace, Respect … and Pride?

Written by Sara Hawk

A decorative flag got me thinking about what the Bible says about pride. It’s not a pretty picture. Recently, as I was driving through town, I saw a decorative flag hanging on a porch....

An Impartial God and What He Expects of His People

Written by Chant’a Collier

Improper ideas and attitudes about race infect our society. Sadly, these kinds of attitudes can also exist in God’s Church. How can we make sure we don’t have them? This past year has...

Life, Lessons, Promises and Birds

Written by Karen Meeker

Life lessons often come through hard knocks or from sterling examples. But by birds? Really? Well these birds proved to be masterful teachers. These teachers—and their lessons—were...

Lessons From the Limpet

Written by Hervé Irion

God has given us many examples that we can imitate, among both the human world and the natural world. We can even learn from the example of a mollusk! God uses His creation to teach us important...

3 Reasons to Pray for the Kingdom of God

Written by Joshua Travers

When asked about prayer, Jesus instructed His disciples to pray “Your kingdom come.” Let’s consider some reasons why this prayer is so important. In His outline of prayer, Jesus...

We Have Been to the Mountaintop: Now What?

Written by John Fox

We were given a vision of the Kingdom at the Feast. As we return to our daily lives, what can we do to keep the vision strong in our minds and hearts? Many decades ago, an exhausted preacher was...