Blogs

Toxic Fragrances: What You Can Do (important link)

Written by Mike Bennett

Brian Shell has written an informative, compassionate blog post about what he has learned in trying to help his wife, Bridget, deal with severe fragrance sensitivities. Though his post is on The Man...

Toxic Fragrances: What You Can Do

Written by Brian Shell

The severe attacks my wife experienced caused me to learn more about fragrance sensitivities. Here’s what you need to know—and how you can help. “It’s as though something...

What’s Your Emotional Intelligence?

Written by Shannon Foster

We all have emotions. How we react to them can help or hurt our progress toward developing godly character. Emotional intelligence (EQ), according to John Mayer and Peter Salovey (leading...

Mr. Magoo’s Wild Ride

Written by Zachary Lawton

Mr. Magoo’s extreme hike can provide lessons for our spiritual trek of faith. In the spring of 2007, a 37-year-old hiker who goes by the trail name “Mr. Magoo,” after the cartoon...

Smile! (But I Don’t Feel Like It)

Written by Susan Scott Smith

Some people say you should smile until you feel it. Fake it until you make it. Grin and bear it. Our reaction might be, “Why? I just don’t feel like it.” Most of us encounter a...

Remember, I Called You! (Thinking About Baptism?)

Written by Peter Holmes

When a person is considering baptism, sometimes the eternal commitment involved can seem frightening. Examining God’s answers to some real questions can help. During Sabbath services at the...

Can You Hear Me Now?

Written by Robert Worsham

Do we only hear what we want to hear? Or do we have a zeal for hearing the truth no matter how much we may not want to hear it? There is an old saying that goes something like, “God created...

Like a Tree

Written by Mary Hendren

A pleasant conversation about the trees of our childhood sparked thoughts of even greater things God is growing. “There was a catalpa tree in our yard. We used to sword fight with the pods,...

God’s Construction Team

Written by Tina Rupp

What are we building today? When you imagine a construction site, you may picture things like a bulldozer, dirt, cement blocks, a stack of wood, a truckload of tools and a willing crew with a...