Everybody Somebody Nobody Anybody

By Pam Kumpe 

I can’t stop thinking about this year, especially after I looked back at some of the important stories for 2008. Take Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in California. He hosted a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama and with John McCain. This forum heighted the evangelical vote in a new way, at least for me. And when the Olympics aired from China in August, I read how tens of thousands of bilingual Bibles and New Testaments were printed for the Games.
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But There is a Monster Under My Bed

By Courtney Rogers 
    
As a child I am sure you had some sort of fear. Some were scared of the dark; others of monsters under their bed. Now that we are all grown up, some of those fears seem silly. But as we grow, we accumulate new fears. Some are fearful of losing their jobs, not having enough money to pay the bills, or that they won’t be able to get into a good college. Even though you are no longer scared of the dark or monsters, you still worry about other things.
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Thirsty Anyone

By Courtney Rogers 

 Imagine a blazing hot summer day. You have been outside for several hours, and the sweat is now pouring out of you. At this very moment, what do you desire most? A tall, ice-cold glass of water would be heaven right about now. It would cool you down and quench your thirst.
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How Bad Do You Want It?

By JoAnn Fore 

The arrival of 2009 caught me in a reflective mode. Turn-of-the-year and birthday celebrations do that for me.
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Finding Love Through Gods Commandment

By Jennifer D. Kearson 

Jesus replied: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all of your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and the greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
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