Welcome a New Year
Did you set any New Year’s goals? Over the holidays I heard a preacher advise his congregation: “Let’s ask ourselves…
People In The First Christmas Drama
What do you see in Christmas story–at the birth of our Savior, Jesus? Each of us can pick a favorite…
Christmas Remembrances
“What was your most memorable Christmas?” That question was asked of the dozen Adult Bible Study members gathered for the…
A City Prays Together
Can people praying in one accord affect a whole city? Yes, it happened in the early church on the day…
We Need Each Other
Practical Christianity means we treat each other as we want to be treated– by obeying what God’s Word asks of…
Come, Give Thanks
“Come, ye thankful people, come.” So begins a well-known hymn. This Thanksgiving Day will we truly come and give…
School Days Long Ago
I am a profound memory cherisher. It is not that I long for days when I was a schoolgirl, only…
Fly Flag Veterans Day
“You can’t have that American flag in your window—take it down,” the president of the condominium Homeowners Association demanded of…
One Cotton Picking Day
The watercolor painting that hung in my hallway for years highlights a child and three adults in a cotton field…
Motherhood When Children Are Young
A page from my newspaper column “Good Night, Lord” when I was a mom in the 1960s… Help, Lord—I Need…