By Garth Whewell I’m sure you’re familiar with the Latin phrase E pluribus unum found on the Seal of the United States of America. It means, “Out of many, one.” Our nation is proud of the fact that we have been populated by people from every walk of life. We are a nation of […]
The Lesson and Life — for December 2, 2012
By Garth Whewell When I was a child I could not wait until Christmas morning. That was the morning I woke up long before sunrise and then spent the next several minutes going about the house waking up my mom, my dad, and all six of my older siblings. Together we would make our […]
The Lesson and Life — for November 25, 2012
By Tim Seevers On a recent mission trip to Alabama, our church youth and adults were spread out all over the city of Birmingham working on houses. Some were roofing, some painting, some building a wheelchair ramp, and others leading Vacation Bible School among a group of inner-city youth. While our group was at […]
The Lesson and Life — for November 18, 2012
By Tim Seevers I have been the recipient of a lot of kindness over the years. I remember being away from home when the battery in our van went dead. A man came up the alley near where we had parked our van and noticed I was having trouble. I wasn’t expecting a lot […]
The Lesson and Life — for November 11, 2012
By Tim Seevers Several years ago I was 12 miles out on Lake Erie with a few friends on a chartered fishing boat. It was a small vessel and we were being tossed around by the waves. After several hours of fishing, a storm came up quickly and we began our journey back to […]