The Thing Trap
November 15, 2023 by admin
Filed under Family Focus
By Sarah Onderdonk
Overcoming Unhealthy Give & Take
I received a special gift once. I remember reaching deep into a cake-size blue box and working through clouds of white tissue paper. My fingers landed on cold metal. I remember audibly taking in some air as I retrieved a lovely antique silver box covered in textured swirls and bygone metal loops. I touched my hand to my heart and said “It’s just beautiful… thank you.” To which the gift giver quietly but purposefully relayed a condition around which the gift could be kept.
So I had just opened and accepted a gift that was not really a gift. But a strange loan of sorts. I could feel the blood swoosh from my feet to my head as I contemplated the deeper meaning behind the gift and what it said about the giver's feelings toward me.
Many years have passed and the sting of that incident has faded. What’s more, this unusual present would ultimately become one of life’s most special gifts. Because it would begin for me an uncomfortable but spiritually essential journey to a place of discernment about the things in life that really matter.
Right Place Right People
November 14, 2023 by admin
Filed under Faith, Faith Articles
By Courtney Rogers
My pastor recently spoke about David being known as “A Man After God’s Own Heart”. What a powerful statement that is. A man after God’s own heart. For someone to be given that title was a great honor. I can only imagine what people must have thought of David for him to have that name. David must have been righteous, giving, loving, kind, gracious, and always following what God had in mind for him. The thing is, David was human just like us. And in one instance he really messed up big time. We remember him not only for what he did, but also for how he handled the situation.
Afraid of the Dark
By Ronnie Wyatt
As I look back on my life, I must admit that I have learned some very important things that have altered the way that I think and feel.
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Comics: Tastes Like Chicken
Winning with Eight
By Ruth Bomar
We waited in the bleachers. Two coaches stood toe to toe in front of the dug out. With their hands firmly on their hips, their faces turned red. The tense tone reached our ears. Our coach resolute shook his head and pointed to the rule book. The other coach turned abruptly and walked away.
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