As I sit listening to the rain, I wonder how many people are grateful to God. We talk a lot about how dry it is and how much trouble...

Very few people know when they are going to die. For some, it is a sudden event while for others it is a long slow process of increasing...

I came across a blessing: May the sunrise bring you hope. May the sunset bring you peace. The new day does bring new possibilities and...

I have a children’s book that has a good message. It is about a farm that is a mess. The farmer doesn’t do all the things he was supposed...

A friend of mine recently wrote that she didn’t have anything on her schedule this week, an empty schedule you might say. She said that...

Camp meeting is almost here but it is much more than an annual event. Camp meetings became a part of the American religious landscape...

Life is full of ups and downs. One minute everything is coming up roses and then in another minute things go bad. Sometimes we make...

Spring is a time of new life. The trees bud out; the grass starts to grow; the flowers bloom. New life means new work. Plants need to be...

Years ago, when we still did charge conference at individual churches, we were asked to set goals for the coming year. If we were...