A Fresh Start by Lauren Mitchell

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV     There are times we need to edit our lives, just like editing a work of writing. My story is still being written, and I need to…

Advent and the Arrival of Peace

There is an old greeting throughout the history of the church that echoes the words of Jesus: “peace be with you!” The greeting is then responded with an imitation of goodwill: “and also with you!” But what does this greeting mean? What merit do these words have? We live in a world that makes promises…

Transformation

  I was headed down a road of self-destruction. I knew it, yet I kept going. In my mind I was going crazy. In my soul I was wanting sanity. All but one child had left the roost and I wanted to run away. My marriage was falling apart, my spiritual life was all but…

The Fear of Everything by Andra Pape

My mother had a saying when I was little. “…this side of heaven.” She used it when unforeseen things happened…tragedies that begged for explanation when none was available. She would simply say, “We aren’t meant to understand it this side of heaven.” As a child I never understood that phrase. It often times was told…

New Life By Annette Burrell

Summer is coming to an end and Autumn is just around the corner and I can already see the changes coming. There was a gentle rain last evening and I awoke to dead leaves scattered on my lawn. Fresh tomatoes so abundantly available in June and July are long gone and their vines are withering…