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20 Things I Most Admire and Appreciate About God, My Father

Written by Karen Meeker

My father died decades ago, and I still miss him. But on Father’s Day I’m very grateful for my Heavenly Father and His continuing love. As a young girl, I loved the feel of my...

Father’s Day: Don’t Throw the Daddy Out With the Bathwater!

Written by Kirsten Nelte

As we approach Father’s Day in America, here are some thoughts about the importance of honoring fathers—and how to help our children do it. It’s a strange visual: With the dad...

God Wouldn’t Let That Happen to Me, Would He?

Written by Barbara Lee

I was sure that God wouldn’t let it happen to me. But I learned that I was missing a very important point. I had just had my nine-year anniversary with the company I was working for. My life...

What Does It Take to Be Happy?

Written by Barbara Lee

Is it all about the physical things? I knew it wasn’t, but what I was about to experience made it real. I don’t want much, just a place to live, a reliable car, a job that pays well...

Spartans, Shields and Spiritual Battles

Written by Thomas Moffitt

An epic battle between the Persians and the vastly outnumbered Spartans has lessons for us today. My alma mater’s sports teams are called the Spartans, and this plays a part in how they...

Finding True Love

Written by Kathlyn Mae Tiu

True love is not a feeling. It is the nature of God. “And they lived happily ever after,” goes the sweet part of the stories we loved when we were younger. Undeniably, every one of us...

Reading the Bible: A Daunting Task?

Written by Karen Meeker

The Bible is an amazing book—not an easy one, but one well worth the effort. Here are some approaches for gaining more from God’s Word. So many Bibles have been printed that no one is...

Remembering the Joplin Tornado

Written by Rhonda Waddle

As the first anniversary of the Joplin tornado comes, I reflect on the terrible disaster and the powerful lessons it taught me. “Rhonda, there was a tornado! The house is destroyed....

Are You a Man of Your Word?

Written by Tom Moffitt

Is it important to be a man of your word? Are white lies okay? When Xavier Alvarez introduced himself at a meeting in 2007, he probably didn’t realize he was about to commit a federal crime....