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…
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…
In the eerie time just before dawn, I left the prison of my bed; the words “this is the day the Lord has made” were ringing in my head. “I will rejoice, and be glad in it”; oh yeah? This…