Christmas in Africa
Christmas in Africa. That wasn’t something this Midwestern girl planned to experience while growing up with regular snow and ice storms each December.
But there...
Patient and willing
I sipped a large latte at my favorite local coffee shop and asked myself what I was getting into. Across the table from me...
Lifelong learning
The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with saying, “Change is the only constant.”
Isn’t that the truth? Change is all around us. Seasons change...
Come to the table
During Jesus’ ministry on earth, tables—and the meals shared around them—were an important part of his school of discipleship. Professor and author Robert Karris...
He lives within my heart
It was Easter Sunday in 1932 and Alfred Ackley, a Presbyterian minister, evangelist and musician living in Escondido, California, was bothered by a recent...
Radical obedience
On Dec. 8, 2024, seven young adults shared their testimony, stepped into a livestock tank on the sanctuary stage and were baptized by the...
Being a church for all generations
One recent Sunday morning as I looked around the church sanctuary, I realized that while the congregation wasn’t large, it included seven generations, from...
Pray for all people
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayer, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that...