By Jo Wilmer Here we are again. The plans are in place and we anticipate gathering with friends and family. Or maybe we feel led to do for others who may be less fortunate than ourselves this year by serving…
To remember my childhood is to remember church and family. Those two facets of life were intertwined ~ a natural result of two grandfathers who pastored churches and a father who was called into ministry at a young age. I’ve…
A Deadly Mission ~ In 1964 a missionary family from Belfast found themselves caught up in a bloody rebellion in the Central African Republic of Congo. Anxiety filled my heart as I watched this documentary about an Irish family who…
“Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes. The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.” ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning The Messenger of Yahweh appeared to him…
Whether we feel like it or not, we are indeed alive in Christ. Here are the words of the Lord sent to us through Paul, attesting to this Truth: And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and…