by Sonja Hopkins | May 15, 2020 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
“Tell me, sir, what is a butterfly?” “It’s what you are meant to become. It flies with beautiful wings and joins the earth to heaven. It drinks only nectar from the flowers and carries the seeds of love from one flower to another. Without butterflies, the world...
by Cami Klingonsmith | May 9, 2020 | Cami Klingonsmith: Backyard Blessings
I’ve had a bird feeder in my yard for years. I like seeing birds flock to it and listening to their happy chirping as they peck through the black oil sunflower seeds. But honestly, I never paid close attention to what kinds of birds visited. I paid just enough to...
by Adam Simpson | May 8, 2020 | Adam Simpson: Simple Insights
I want to discuss a 4-letter word today. It is a word that we are all too familiar with during this time of our lives. It is a word with great power but also much anxiety. The word is… WAIT. See what I mean? It contains much power, but also much...
by Walter Penning | Apr 29, 2020 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Do you remember the old days when we gleaned support and comfort from youth conferences and education week? “Old days?” you ask. We still do that, but now technology makes it is so much easier. Others’ words can become our own when we devote the necessary effort...
by Tudie Rose | Mar 31, 2020 | Tudie Rose: Strengthening Our Faith
The last five weeks have been interesting, challenging, fun, and frustrating all at once. One of the things I’ve learned through it all is that I may or may not be able to change the things I want to change, and fix the things that need fixing—but that’s okay. All...