By Kelly Carr, Editor Labor Day is a big weekend here in Cincinnati. There’s a huge fireworks show on the river tonight. What started years ago as a radio station promotional event has turned into an annual celebration for people in the area—one last big summer hurrah as the seasons begin to shift. For […]
Addicted to Worry
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 […]
The B-I-B-L-E
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, […]
A Permanent Solution
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 […]
Moving Too Fast
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 […]