I find myself ~ again ~ knees to floor and heart undone, wondering how so much escapes my efforts. I am somehow still shocked, every now and then, by the struggle between flesh and spirit. Regretting a temper quick to…
By Kristen Wells Lately, our Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds have become bombarded with rants about standing up for “Merry Christmas”. Like it is something new that the world doesn’t like Christ. I am probably in the minority, but people not…
I think most of us would admit that sometimes our faith is stronger than at other times. Questioning my own beliefs and choices is part of the development of a mature Christian. It is always better to know exactly what…
By Sherma-Jacqueline Felix I know that “Jesus is the reason for the season” and that we ought to say “Merry Christmas” rather than “Happy Holidays” and all the other cliches that some of us Christians tend to get so hung up about during this time of…
I gave an entire afternoon and evening to baking in preparation for our Thanksgiving festivities last week. After thumbing through a favorite cookbook and a glossy holiday magazine, I set my sights on making four chocolate pies in the variety…