Being a Kansas farm girl, I can relate to Dorothy from L. Frank Baum’s classic story, The Wizard of Oz. More than once growing up we dashed into the basement for protection from a nearby...
Hers was a pregnancy she'd never planned.
It’s entirely unfair! Instead of residing in my homeland – arguably the world’s preeminent nation – I’m traipsing around with...
Sundays growing up meant –
-- morning chores in the barn,
-- hurried breakfast,
-- fussing with my two brothers about who was/wasn’t staying on their side of the “line”...
“You already have everything you need.”
Well, that’s depressing!
If this is true, the future does not look bright. There’s still too much ignorance and immaturity in me to...
“Hey, kiddo, go tell your brothers dinner is ready.”
A smiling face nodded, and feet traipsed around the corner, stopping at the bottom of the stairs.
“Mom says to get down here...
Solemn-faced officials stepped slowly down the aisles, scanning the crowd, ensuring those standing had their right hand raised and were repeating aloud the words the dignitary behind the podium...
When I ask myself, "Stephanie, how much of your identity is really tied to your address and your belongings?", I squirm at the answer.
Faith in the abstract is wonderful; faith applied is often...
It's easy for people of faith (me included) to hear about Bible teachings on money as yada, yada, yada. "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Yawn. "Retail therapy." Yeah!
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Please Pass the...Salt?
In March 1930, a 60 year old man began a 240 mile hike to the Arabian Sea, accompanied by about 12 friends. Along the route he addressed crowds of various sizes, telling...
What possible connection exists between Jesus’ promise to his disciples in John 15:26 and a stove?
First, you’re going to need to step into your sixth-grade school shoes -- just for a...
Ever heard someone say (maybe you?), “I’m not creative!”? Au contraire! Genesis 1:1 doesn’t record, “In the beginning God loved…” but “In the...
"They had no tail, but a head at each end, and sharp horns on each head. They were very shy and terribly hard to catch. The men get most of their animals by sneaking up behind them while they are...
