by Oscar Mata Several weeks ago, someone asked me to visit one of their friends who was hospitalized. The patient was a man over seventy…
Learning the meaning of true service. by Dr. David R. Downey Speaking to a class recently while discussing the office of deacon in the church,…
by Bonita Jewel Hele “Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased” (Matthew 12:18). When my younger…
A personal lesson in humility. by Sarah Schwerin The day was perfect. From my home office window, the midday sun shone on the bushes out…
The woods are gray — a drear, tangled hash Like an old mouse nest, flimsy, dry — Tinder turning to ash. Such am I. Brittle…
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