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What Makes a Hero

Reading Time: 5 minutesBefore Iron Man, there was Spider Man. And before Spiderman, there was the Fantastic Four. And before the Fantastic…

What’s in a Name?

Reading Time: 2 minutesBorn the ninth child in our family, I was named Lydia. My five older sisters wanted to name me…

Women Warriors

Reading Time: 5 minutesDuring a recent conversation with my granddaughter, the subject arose regarding the androcentric essence of the Bible and the…

The Power of Godly Influence

Reading Time: 4 minutesPriscilla showed up at my front door after sundown one July evening. Her pumpkin-round face and piercing black eyes…

Listening for God

Reading Time: 3 minutesAt ten years old, our youngest complained about a group leader who talked too much. I encouraged him to…

Just What I Always Didn’t Want

Reading Time: 6 minutesAll the relatives gathered in the living room for the celebration. In the center, four-year-old Donny bounced up and…

The Apostolic Gospel

Reading Time: 9 minutesYou must have faced the challenge from time to time, I suspect, of answering weighty questions that were put…

Spending Time with Jesus

Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring my eight years as a business education teacher I trained students to succeed in their careers. They graduated…

For the Joy of It!

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe book of Ezekiel begins with the prophet’s calling. At age 30, Ezekiel was in exile with Israel on the…

Jessica’s Legacy

Reading Time: 9 minutesI had the privilege of interviewing a special lady named Jessica recently. I met her at church when she…