by Joe Greemore Reflection & Scripture Today was one of those marathon Sundays at church. You know the kind – the ‘breakfast-and-out-the-door to nine o’clock church school, ten-fifteen service, twelve-thirty lunch, three o’clock bells, four-thirty youth, six o’clock class, eight o’clock dinner’ days. I figured the kids would be exhausted – I was exhausted – … Continue reading
by Jennifer DiFrancesco Prayer Almighty eternal God, source of all compassion, the promise of your mercy and saving help fills our hearts with hope. Hear the cries of the people of Syria; bring healing to those suffering from the violence, and comfort to those mourning the dead. Empower and encourage Syria’s neighbors in their care … Continue reading
~by Christine Gough Last Sunday our church kicked off the new Sunday School year. Public Schools began as well and the fall routines jump-started us all back to “reality.” Packing lunches. Afternoons of homework, reading logs and math facts. One day it’s ninety-five degrees and the kids are sweating like they were attending a Bikrum … Continue reading
~ by Bromleigh McCleneghan We go to my folks for dinner most Sunday nights. It is our Sabbath ritual. The weather is still nice, so the girls play outside with their cousins, feeding the birds and the fish, racing scooters or remote control cars on the driveway, cuddling with aunts and uncles on the patio … Continue reading
by Lee Hull Moses In the span of about six weeks in the fall, my extended family has seven birthdays: two in my immediate family, two grandparents, two nieces, and a nephew. We’re geographically spread out, so every few days brings another trip to the post office to mail off a package, another birthday phone call. We like … Continue reading
by Horace McMillon I’ve found parenting to be a long journey filled with twists and turns, joys and sorrows and outcomes unknown. I’m blessed to be the father of two – Julia, a sophomore in high school, and Horace, who is now in his final year of middle school. I’m very blessed to have a … Continue reading
by David Grummon Growing up, I never really understood why Christian tradition put such an emphasis on the image of God as a father, not only in the Lord’s Prayer, but throughout scripture and then later in the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. As I grew older, in high school and college, I was also … Continue reading
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