Kelly Carr, Interim Editor There is so much potential in a new year, don’t you think? Fresh starts. New opportunities. A year just beginning—so far, untouched. Challenge Initiated Last year at this time, my congregation’s minister (also known as my husband) challenged our church to live out a Year of Creativity. We were […]
By Cindy Tuttle Several years ago I was blessed when God sent a very special young lady into my life. I would often see her walking. One day I went out and talked to her. We talked while she was waiting for her mom to come from Bible study. As weeks went on, a […]
By Michael C. Mack The words were like a punch in the stomach: “I just don’t want to be married to you anymore.” I wasn’t prepared to hear that and neither were our four teenage kids. Suddenly we were separated: Heidi moved into an apartment, and I moved into a dark valley of the […]
By Laury L. Davis “It will sure be embarrassing if you don’t end up going,” my son said as he piled into the car, handing me supplies donated for an upcoming mission trip. “Thanks for pointing that out,” I replied, humored yet perturbed. I was scheduled to leave for a mission trip to […]
By Sam E. Stone Luke does not specify the time and place when Jesus delivered the message we study today. It possibly could be the same lesson known as the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5–7). It is also possible that it is a different message delivered at a different time but containing some […]
