by Patty Parker | Dec 20, 2022 | Blog
Jesus Loves My Grumpy Relatives Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas bring us into close proximity with those in need. The stranger lingering in the foyer of the store. The talkative relative whose political diatribe you’ve memorized. The whining child who can’t...
by Karl Fickling | Aug 10, 2021 | Faith & Heritage
Travel is not always about some exotic geographical location. My wife and I have recently taken the journey down the road of surgery. A few years ago, I observed that she had had five surgeries. I had had five surgeries. Mine were 100% self-inflicted. Hers were 100% ...
by Gene Wilkes | Jul 25, 2019 | From the President
From the President July 2019 Two Are Better Than One The Preacher declared, “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.” (Ecc. 4:9; NIV) When Jesus sent out his disciples, he “called the twelve and began to send them out two by two.”...
by Karl Fickling | Oct 11, 2018 | Leadership, Ministry, Op-Ed
As I write this, I’m two days away from burying my Uncle Don. He’s the last of his generation. All four of his siblings, including my mother, and all their spouses, are already gone. Some are long gone. Don was hardly the one we thought would live the longest. He was...
by Wade Berry | May 17, 2017 | Ministry, Scripture, Theology
The Bible and the Extended Family Over the last few weeks, we have been talking about trends in American family life. Most of what we talked about focused on the nuclear family, but it got me thinking about extended families—and, more specifically, about their role in...
