By Kelly Carr, Editor Looking over my lifetime, I’d pinpoint one issue that has most often reared its ugly head—worry. Like any addiction, it started small. I’d worry about what to wear or what to fix myself for lunch. But then I added more. I’d worry about my future—where I’d live or who I’d […]
By Kelly Carr If you grew up going to church, do you recall Bible songs you learned as a child? Likely “Jesus Loves Me” was part of your repertoire. Maybe you’ve sung “Jesus Loves the Little Children” or “The B-I-B-L-E” with your own children, grandchildren, or the kids at your church. As I grew, […]
By Mark Taylor, Publisher “The temporary becomes permanent.” Dale McCann, senior minister at the first church I served full-time, repeated this proverb whenever I was tempted to slap something together till we could do it right later. Short-Term Fixes Dale was observing a tendency of human nature and long experience working with the […]
By Kelly Carr Perhaps you’ve seen this little party favor toy that kids receive: a disc is encased in plastic with small metal balls inside; you tilt the disc, aiming to land all the balls into round slots. It’s usually easy to get the first in. The trick is keeping that one in place […]
By Kelly Carr I was a huge fan of the TV show The Office. One character that weekly made me laugh was Dwight, the assistant (to the) regional manager. Dwight had an intense personality in his subordinate role, adding humor to the plotline. Though he wasn’t in charge, he was fiercely loyal to the […]
