by Kim Howard - I was reading a few verses ahead in Romans during service last month, and when I saw Romans 12:20, it stilled my heart and mind. I felt convicted to share the impact this verse had on ...  Read More

by Anita Montgomery Shortly after the war broke out in Ukraine last spring, I got a chance to see an example of how God “works all things together for good.” He used experiences and contacts in my lif...  Read More

written by Lowell Entz for Jim Wagler - (the following was written by Lowell Entz, in conversation with his brother-in-law Jim—Sue’s brother) Hi, my name is James Neal Wagler, but most people just cal...  Read More

by Bonnie Tschetter - “Don’t be surprised by the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange was happening to you.” I Peter 4:12September 23, 2020, I was lying in a hos...  Read More

by Connie Norsworthy - In 1973, Neil and I got married. Both of us had accepted Christ as our Savior, but we grew up in different churches. After we got married, we started looking for a church that w...  Read More

submitted anonymously - My biggest shame and my greatest revelation of God’s grace both swirl around the same thing. At the age of 18, I aborted my child. I knew it was deeply wrong, but I didn’t want...  Read More

by Allen Boules - All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of the Lord stands forever. 1 Peter 1:24-25 During m...  Read More

by Emily Koontz - It was 2015, I had just graduated college the year before, and was finally starting to feel like I was figuring life out. I had a job that I loved, working for the women’s soccer tea...  Read More

by Jan Hinkle - For the past 69 years, I have lived a blessed and full life: good health, happy marriage of 48 years, 6 loving children (5 happily married), 13 grands age one to 11 years, sweet 93 yea...  Read More

by Kay Cain - Recently, I began a long-needed project of restoring an antique cobbler’s bench, originally used in the middle of the 1800’s. I finally had motive to repair and restore the finish becaus...  Read More

by Kelly McGee - I enjoy my projects. I’m very task oriented. So when the season of becoming an “empty nester” came around I was very much looking forward to additional free time to do whatever I want...  Read More

by Bill Kramer - By age 10, I was an accomplished cook. I usually opted for mac and cheese. We rarely had milk, so I substituted tap water. Then I settled into familiar surroundings on a faded couch...  Read More