January 20th, 2015 
I’m reading thru the bible this year with my church. So of course, we start in Genesis. The know-it-all part of me thinks, “I’m already familiar with Genesis; I’ve read it a bazillion times.” The can’t-wait-to-learn-something part of me jumps in with great anticipation.
One night, reading in Genesis 24, I find the familiar story of Abraham sending his servant to get a wife for Isaac. The character of this unnamed servant begins …
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January 16th, 2015 
My name is Teresa. My husband and I own and operate a grain and livestock farm. I also work as a bank teller.
One evening while attending a Wednesday Bible study in our little country church, where we were studying the book of James, I decided there was alot of good stuff in there on how to live our lives and I committed to memorize it. I have recited it to our church …
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January 13th, 2015 
“Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard.” Ps 66:8
Growing up, my family never went to church, and I mean never—not a single time. I didn’t know the standard hymns, prayers and creeds that others knew. I certainly knew nothing about praise. I do remember praying sometimes, but it was more like “Help Wanted.”
When I became a follow of Jesus Christ at age 21, someone taught …
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January 7th, 2015 
“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16
This is the theme I’ve chosen for 2015—making the most of every opportunity.
With 365 days in the year, and already a few consumed, what will I do with these days? Goal oriented, and often tunnel-visioned, I routinely shut out the world around me, and zero-in on …
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December 16th, 2014 
It all started so innocently. An inspiring tale of a generous soul, who would steal into the wintry night and secretly toss bags of cash into windows, the recipients too poor to have dowries. The legend of Saint Nickolas began.
So, how did we stagger so far and end up with the larger-than-myth Santa Claus? How did the paradigm of clandestine generosity morph into the progenitor of holiday indulgence?
This red-suited …
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