Becoming a Friend of God
The world expects more from women now than it ever has. Mom must be a miracle worker. We expect her to sew a costume for […]
Non-Fiction
In the Midst of the Storm
The Art Center is having a contest,” Sue Rhine nervously bit her lip, handing Larry the crumpled flyer. “They’re looking for a painting of the […]
The Word Made Flesh
“The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace […]
To Err is Human
The great English poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744) told us, “to err is human, to forgive divine.” The art of forgiving is probably one of the […]
God’s Anniversary Gift
The past forty-five years seem like such a short time. When I was twenty, it didn’t seem possible for me to survive to the ripe […]
Fanning the Flames of Faith
I saw a homeless man pushing his cart full of junk today. The cart contained everything he owned. His scraggly beard was as dirty as […]
Teach Me to Number My Days
The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years. So teach us to number our days, that we may […]
Spring into Spring
Spring is my favorite time of the year. I love the smell of fresh flowers, the warmth of the sun greeting a new day, and […]
When Darkness Surrounds You
When I was a little girl, we did most of our traveling at night when it was cooler. Cars didn’t have air-conditioning back then. There […]
Nature by Design
Several years ago, an agricultural scientist was searching for a way to eliminate the destructive horn beetle without destroying other beneficial insects. The horn beetle […]