We grow when life steals our control. Live. Like. Jesus. As Christians we hear it all the time, “We should strive to be more and more like Jesus.” Really? How hard is that! My friend,
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You Dance Over Me While I Am Unaware
I’m thrilled to imagine that while I am unaware God is observant. I can more readily grasp this reality remembering the scenario played out on a southern beach. Clifton was six. He walked the wide
Read moreBook Review–L.W.Rondeau’s America II: The Reformation
Book reviewer, T. Neal Tarver, a native Texan living in Wisconsin, has served churches in Texas and Wisconsin. He, his wife Ellen, and son Daniel lived and worked for three years as missionaries in the
Read moreHow Impatient are You? by Julie Jones
“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in His word I put my hope.” – Psalm 130:5 NIV One delicious treat I like to provide for myself is reading the paper during
Read moreGiving Up a Child by Angela Collier Hampton
Why would someone give their child up for adoption? I have heard the whispers for over twenty years. I have only had a few people outright ask me why. To those who have wondered and
Read moreInspire Curiosity
What inspires curiosity in you? This antique Old West graveyard, three miles West of Garnet, MT has me fascinated. Five headstones. William, William, William, Tom, and Frank lie here under beautiful quartz rocks. Don’t see
Read moreWhat Can I Do For You?
In the best relationships, there comes a time when it crosses over an important threshold. It is that threshold that takes it from being temporary or seasonal to something permanent, everlasting. From something that feels
Read moreWe Have a Serious Problem
Luke 17:5-6 ~ The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted
Read moreMy Story by Jill Marquis
My story is not so different from any other woman who’s had an abortion: an unplanned pregnancy, fear, panic, and a decision that forever changed my life. The circumstances surrounding our choices may be different,
Read moreChristian Tourist Syndrome
St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice. My wife tells me the crowd of tourists is so dense it takes hours just to approach the door. Although it is easier to gain seating at our local church,
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