Musings

By Doug Stauffer, pastor, chaplain, and veteran (father, son, and brother to veterans) From every branch of service, every walk of life, America’s soldiers are faced with peril and strife. Bravery and sacrifice we continually recognize, Never forget those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Memorial Day: a reminder to pay respect To those who served,...

By Myrna Conrad We are in the middle of celebrating two very patriotic holidays, Memorial Day and Independence Day. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who have died in military service for the U.S. Independence Day (Fourth of July) celebrates the birth of American independence from Great Britain on...

By Myrna Conrad How often each day do you take the time to say “thank you” to someone? Did you take the time to thank your spouse today? Did you find something to thank your children for? When was the last time you thanked your supervisor, fellow employees, or those...

By Pastor Dave Holland Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 A young Christian who was experiencing a traumatic trial begged the Lord in prayer to remove his terrible cross. The...

By Sean Dietrich It’s a few minutes until Thanksgiving. I thought I’d stay up and watch the clock change. I’m sipping tea, listening to gentle music playing in the background. I think it’s Bing Crosby, or maybe Nat King Cole. The volume is too low to tell. Either way, it sounds...

By Pastor David Holland For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (Luke 14:7-12, NIV) I’m reminded of the journey of Raindrop. Once upon a time there was a wee little Raindrop in a faraway cloud that grew as moisture gathered around her. Soon,...

By Myrna Conrad When I listen to what is going on in our world today, I feel like the things I am hearing make no sense. Logical thinking seems to have been replaced by exaggeration, pontification, fabrication and ideas contrived to cause fear, increase power through compliance and steer people...

By Randy Locklier, President, Gulf Financial Previously, we talked of living life in the present space of the day in front of us. Today, dear readers, we delve into a way to supercharge your life by living in a spiritual fashion. How can we have conscious contact with our Higher...

By Pastor David Holland While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” Luke 22:47-48 Jesus...

By Rev. J. Pete Hyde The holidays are over! Something inside of me wants to jump up and down and shout HALLELUJAH! I just couldn’t separate myself from all the job activities to really “get into the spirit of the season” this year. Now, the decorations are almost all packed up and...