Shopping at Sky Mall
July 21, 2025 by Darren Marlar
Filed under Humor, Stories
By Darren Marlar –
By the time you read this I quite possibly could be a TV star thanks to my February 19th appearance on Cornerstone Television Network’s “Focus 4” program. Or I’ll still be a nobody, as I am now as I write this month’s column, sitting in a plane bound for home for Chicago after my TV appearance in Pittsburgh.
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Rooftop Revival
July 20, 2025 by Kathy Carlton Willis
Filed under Daily Devotions, Family
Three-year-old niece Rachel asked her daddy if she could go up on the roof with him and walk around. Thinking he could appease her, he told her she would have to wait until she was seven. He figured no child would remember a promise that long, and no more mention was made of it …
A Fearful Queen
July 19, 2025 by Carin LeRoy
Filed under Daily Devotions, Personal Growth
In a recent Bible study I was reminded again of the Old Testament story of Queen Esther. When faced with the choice to reveal her real identity and go to the king to protect her people, she was afraid. After all, anyone who went before the king without being summoned could be put to death, and it had been thirty days since he’d last sent for her. She knew her life stood in the hands of a king’s whim. Mordecai’s reminder that “who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this,” helped her to gather her courage. For three days she prayed, fasted and called her people to do the same. In spite of her fear, she stood before the king to beg him for the lives of her people. God did intervene for Esther and the Jewish people because of her obedience.
Lost and Found
July 18, 2025 by Heather Arbuckle
Filed under Christian Life, For Her
By Heather Arbuckle –
In the midst of one of the coldest winters on record, a new storm was in our local forecast. With a cold front blasting toward us, I was dismayed to hear my son announce his winter coat was missing. We thoroughly searched every closet and corner of our modest home, yet came up empty-handed. Neither did we find it at Jack’s taekwondo school, where he spends a significant amount of his time. And it wasn’t buried among the other misplaced hats, coats, and gloves in the “lost and found” crate at his school. Naturally, I began to believe that Jack’s coat might actually be gone for good and my heart began to fret. My son, however, took another approach, choosing faith rather than fear. “Don’t worry Mom,” Jack said calmly, “God knows where it is. My coat will turn up.”
An Ex-Worrywart Helps You to Quit Worrying
July 17, 2025 by Julie Morris
Filed under Christian Life, Health and Fitness
By Julie Morris –
These are scary times we are living in! There are so many things to worry about. If you’re anything like I was, worries swirl around in your head taking turns tormenting you. Struggling against them is exhausting. They drag your focus away from the things you want to think about and keep you from doing many of the things you want to do.
