Doubting Faithful
July 11, 2024 by admin
Filed under Personal Growth
Have you ever felt like a hypocrite at church? I have. There are days when doubt overtakes me, when the mountains seem bigger than my faith, and the road is filled with more obstacles than I can imagine. Sometimes I feel so small. Then the voices of doubt are louder than my voice of faith. I hear the voices in my head say things like, “If He loved you that much, you wouldn’t be going through all of this”, and “Look at that person over there. At least she’s having fun.”
Get Up and Go or Run
By Lisa Bell
The angel spoke to Philip. “Instead of going with the others to Jerusalem, go south to that desert road leading to Gaza”. “Wait”! An angel spoke to this man and that didn’t faze him. Throughout the Bible angels often said “don’t be afraid” when people saw them, but not in this case. In fact, Luke mentioned the angel almost in passing…as if nothing special happened that day.
Draw Yourself a Bath
I should have known I needed to be more specific with a little boy that’s prone to distraction. He’d handled all the snakes and frogs he’d cared to for the day, abandoned his tree fort, left the makeshift dirt bike trail (which at our house meant a dirty bike on a plain old trail), and come into the house with enough soil behind his ears and between his toes to grow a decent crop of pumpkins.
A Door Without Hinges
July 8, 2024 by admin
Filed under Family Focus
By Marty Norman
A door is an interesting thing. Everyone has them, everyone uses them. A working definition, for purposes of this article is: an opening that allows a body to move between two places quickly.
The Key to Fitness for Life
July 7, 2024 by admin
Filed under Health and Fitness
By Don S. Otis
Natalie was just 40 years old when we first met. Like many Americans, she was overweight, 75 pounds too heavy and she knew it. It was not until her doctor asked her a question that she finally understood the seriousness of her weight. He asked, “Do you want to see your sons graduate from high school?” Her immediate reaction was one of defensiveness. Then, she said, “Yes, of course I do.” He then added, “You must begin to change the way you live.”
