Here is what I know for sure. The difficulty that God allows into our lives is not the end of the story. Disease is temporary. Pain is impermanent. Disappointment is fleeting. That Psalm 23 speaks
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Hurry Less, Worry Less This Christmas
By Judy Christie. When I was a girl, I was shopping at a Woolworth’s store that came complete with a costume-jewelry counter and a ring-sizer that looked like an old-fashioned telephone dial. Curious, I put
Read moreWhy I Became Santa
I had forgotten that children really believe in Santa. A seed was planted within me that day.
Read moreThe Necessity of Brokenness
by Rita A. Schulte It’s a rainy day today, the kind of day that surrounds one in melancholy. Something stirs in my memory as I reach down to set my warm cup of tea beneath
Read moreThe Greatest Soldier of All
BY Patti Smith Hall In honor of the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, I’m posting the following story that was first published in God Allows U-Turns, American Moments almost ten years ago.
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I recall a story I once heard about a family who’s son was in Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Beginning that year, and every year since, it has been the family tradition to put
Read moreAdvent-ageous:
Waiting and waiting and waiting. Is that all life–and faith–are all about? Waiting and waiting and waiting. Advent is the season of expectation and hope for the coming savior. That’s what the word advent means:
Read moreTrial Road in Disappointment Town
We all need God all the time.
Read moreArtist of the Month– Chris Tomlin
With ten No. 1 radio singles, three GRAMMY ® nominations, 18 Dove Awards, one platinum and three gold albums to his credit, it might be easy for some to look at Chris Tomlin’s music in
Read moreThe Masters Mission: Providing Hope for Ukraine by Theresa Garrett, as told to Vonda Skelton
Russia? You want me to go to Russia? Are you kidding? It wasn’t a call I wanted to hear. Growing up in the Cold War years of the 50’s and 60’s, I knew about Russia. Cap gun wars dominated our play as we ran down the street shouting,
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