Go Work in the Vineyard Today
Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of Jesus’ shortest parables has always stuck out to me — even haunted me. Just these few verses…
A Tale of Two Prophets
Reading Time: 4 minutesTwo prophets – Jonah and Nahum. Both messengers of God prophesied against the great Assyrian capital of Nineveh, the…
Reconciliation in God’s Time
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Bible says much about the subject of reconciliation. Through the blood of Christ, God forgave our sins and…
Slow Cooker Conversion
Reading Time: 5 minutesMy mother-in-law, Linda Whitney (Grandma Linda, to my kids) had more questions than most teens her age in the…
The Priesthood
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe theme of reconciliation is as old as humanity itself. Because of sin, humans damaged their relationship not only…
Pen Pal Predicament
Reading Time: 2 minutesGrowing up in the CoG7 is not always easy. Sometimes you are faced with difficult questions from friends. It…
Shepherd Stories
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt was 2:38 a.m. and only eighteen degrees outside. I was soundly sleeping in my warm, comfortable bed when…
Thy Kingdom Come
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 2000 movie Pay It Forward tells the story of a seventh grader named Trevor, whose new social studies…
Receiving the Gift of Rest
Reading Time: 4 minutesExhausted from a long, demanding day, Joseph feels his body begin to release stress and his mind struggle to…
Balancing Justice and Mercy
Reading Time: 2 minutesMost of us are familiar with Lady Justice. We may have seen statues and paintings of her holding a…