Written by Gloria Diliberto
The choices of the past were much more limited. But with all our modern materialistic options, are we being pulled away from what is truly important? In the not-too-distant past people...
Written by Susan Scott Smith
“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12). As birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, retirement parties or anniversaries of loved ones’...
Written by Andrea West
From time to time we catch a glimpse of what God has done for us. A recent glimpse came to me while I played with my 4-year-old granddaughter and Play-Doh. One of our greatest pleasures since my...
Written by Cathy Castillano
I chose not to make annual (New Year’s) resolutions because I found a practice that was more effective for me: daily resolutions! Last week, a friend’s 2012 New Year’s resolution...
Written by Becky Bennett
Spending time getting to know new people at church services is a special opportunity! We all want our congregations to be warm, friendly and inviting to visitors—those who are traveling...
Written by Becky Bennett
Life produces plenty of opportunities to meet new people. Spending time with new people at church is one of the more special and enjoyable ones! If church is the way it should be, most of us look...
Written by Karen Meeker
An estimated 795,000 strokes occurred in the United States in 2010, often during sleep. The victims awoke to a world that had forever changed. So had the lives of their loved ones. When Margaret...
Written by Rebecca Keener
The Bible encourages us to control our thoughts and actions. But sometimes it seems our thoughts are controlled by our emotions. What can we do about that? “For the weapons of our warfare...
Written by Nancy Diraison
Families are often spread out today, but grandparents are still very important. Lately I have felt a special joy hearing about and watching grandparents who are able to share in the arrival of...