By Myrna Conrad We live in such a fast-paced world today. Technology has made things so much easier and faster, while at the same time made us expect quick results for almost everything. We expect instant gratification. We have become less and less tolerant of waiting in line for anything....
By Pastor Dave Holland When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is — that she is a sinner…” Then he turned toward the woman and said...
By Sean Dietrich To whom it may concern: I wanted to say this in person, but this whole social distancing thing makes that impossible. So I decided to write you a letter. I won’t take up too much of your time. I just wanted to say that I’ve been so moved by...
By Dave Holland Welcome to Hades. Deep in the bowels of the earth, it is a stinking, burning garbage dump for those who never worshipped God in truth. I am unholy and I live in this Hell. New arrivals here usually bellyache, “Someone’s made a mistake, I don’t belong here.”...

Need Some Advice?

By Dave Saviola, Arberbrook Financial Consulting Firm The poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar is given credit for saying: “Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought.” We are certainly in a time where, for most of us, some very important decisions are about to be made that...

Stir Crazy

By Sean Dietrich I have here an email from a woman named Ella who lives in New York City. Ella writes: “I turn 76 years old in two days... I’m trying not to lose my mind, but being trapped inside this little apartment and self-quarantining with my daughter and her roommate,...
By Pastor John Mark Skiles, Impact Life Church The amazing question to start this story off is this, “Can I walk in peace when there is so much scary chaos that is happening in our world right now?” The answer to this question is, “Yes, you can.” I don’t presume...

The Novelist

By Sean Dietrich I went to the mailbox today and found a package. Before I opened the parcel I already knew what was inside. And it brought my whole life back in a moment. Sometimes, my memory can be foggy. But sometimes it can be remarkably clear. On rare occasions I...

Are We Worried?

By Dave Saviola Fear. Anxiety. With election hacking, international tensions, politics, viruses and stock market corrections, these emotions seem to be commonplace these days. Interestingly, fear and anxiety are often used synonymously with one another, but they are actually quite different. Fear is an essential emotion built into our body...
By Dave Holland The teenage boy didn’t have a care in the world playing on the Welsh hillsides overlooking the Atlantic. His affluent and devout Catholic family made his life comfortable even by fifth century standards. But his docile life was rudely interrupted one day as marauding Irish pirates captured...