That habit got me through some rough years, and it continues to be daily sustenance now. Let’s face it, this world is broken...

Eric Carle’s stories and illustrations have become classics for many families, including this writer who read them at the neighborhood...

It’s been a minute since I spent much time with my farming relatives, but the concept of “fallow” fields gave me a couple of things to think

Ambition is necessary to accomplishment. Without an ambition to gain an end, nothing would be done. Without an ambition to excel ...

The person I’m thinking of wasn’t Saul himself, later renamed Paul, but rather, Ananias. Not the one who famously lied to the apostles...

One of those children, Karole Friemann, chronicles that journey of that move and her elementary through high school years in her recently...

At that point, Daniel was already seeing the fulfilment of earlier biblical prophecy concerning Israel’s Babylonian captivity as foretold...

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Recently, my Sunday Proverbs reading coincided with receiving information about the Loaves and Fishes meal program in Stone County,...

As an added bonus, the book contains a couple of “Ivan the Terrier” poems. Based on the Von Rosenbergs’ dog...

And I pray for “we, the people,” to keep praying just as hard after November 5 as we did leading up to it. 

Following the story’s main character as she has a foot in both worlds—a pro-life pregnancy clinic and an abortion facility

Wait, what? Pray for whom? Even if my non-preferred candidate won? And what’s that business about a quiet and peaceable life?

In Daniel chapter 1, we read the young Israelites were given Babylonian food. From Daniel’s concern, we can assume the meat was offered...

The McGills are not new to Ozarks storytelling; they have authored or contributed to several books including “Branson’s Entertainment...

Researching that topic led to thinking about how my own life has been impacted by the wisdom of parents and grandparents, both in spiritual

The theme continues through the New Testament, starting with Jesus’ words recorded in Acts 1:8. After the resurrection, the disciples...

I’ve been thinking about John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress.” This may be due in part to checking my calendar to attend the excellent...

Thanks to Facebook memories, I realized several of those challenging times have occurred during October. In my mind, I returned to 2011...

I can always count on my high school friend Susan for good recommendations, which she regularly shares on social media.