[Veteran’s Day] Camp Pendleton in Springtime
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … My father told me that someday there would be people / Who would deny that such things ever were
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Authority, Responsibility, and the Chain of Submission
The difficulty is that we have mistakenly assumed that if these people are to be submissive, then the husband, the father, the master, or the government is to be the boss. Not so!
Read MoreFaithful Friday: St. Jude
By T.K. Wilson … There is very little recorded of the personal life of St. Jude Thaddeus in the Bible. What we do know is that he was the brother or cousin of Our Lord; the son of Mary, wife of Cleopas; and brother of James the Lesser, bishop of Jerusalem. He was often confused with Judas Iscariot (technically his name is Judas) so the writers and the apostle himself call him Jude or Thaddeus, which means “courageous heart” or “friend of God”.
Read MoreFaithful Friday: John Newton
By Sarah Levesque Losardo … John Newton was born July 24, 1725, in London, England. After his mother died when he was seven years old, John began to join his father, a sea captain, on his voyages. At the age of sixteen, John was pressed into service by the Royal Navy, and later became a sailor on a slave trader ship, eventually working his way up to captain. On March 10, 1748, John’s childhood faith, taught to him by his mother, was reawakened in him by a terrible storm which put his ship in grave danger…
Read MoreHow Tom Gates Got His Start
By Amanda Pizzolatto … Tom Gates was hanging around with his friends, enjoying a lovely summer day, when his younger brother came rushing towards them out of the woods
Read MoreFaithful Friday: Saint Isaac Jogues
By Lyn Bennett Wilson … Saint Issac Jogues is one of only eight North American martyrs canonized by the Church. He served as a missionary to the Mohawk tribes in the 1600s. He was a dedicated missionary and willing to endure great suffering for the name of Christ.
Read MoreOld Mr. ‘Possum and the Moon
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … Old Mr. ‘Possum is a garbageman / Who quietly works his appointed nightly rounds / Unappreciated as he tidies this / And cleans up that, all without any fuss
Read MoreThe Lightning Knight
By Abbigayle Adams … Rob Watts knew a fey when he saw one. It’d be impossible not to after working ten years airport security in this town. Sometimes they took off their wings and didn’t have to employ the traditional trench coat disguise to hide them, but they never could get rid of that glamour on their cheeks.
Read MoreHelping the Next Generation Read Scripture Beyond the Scroll
We are raising a generation inside an environment designed around interruption. Feeds refresh endlessly. Videos compete for attention in seconds. Headlines are rewarded for emotional force. Even Christian content can be shaped by the same pressures… By Douglas Vandergraph
Read MoreWaiting, Wondering and Still Holding On
By Stephanie Egeolu … Whenever we encounter difficulties, we shift our focus from Him. We cry and wail about how big our problems are, that we seem to forget that God is bigger.
Read MoreRings of Power Ep.1 Evaluation
By Alexander Robertson … It was a dark day at the end of a dark time. September 1, 2022. What should have been a pleasant day to remember the life and work of the great J.R.R Tolkien was instead the release date for Morgoth’s most evil creation, well, Jeff Bezos’, but that’s pretty much the same thing.
Read MoreThe More Things Change
By Lyn Bennett Wilson That’s the thing about this city—it truly never changes. It’s not only historic, but also cold, industrial, and decrepit. It’s the perfect place to run if you were trying to escape the consequences of a crime. Many people would call what happened a murder. It was a hit-and-run, drunk or drugged […]
Read MoreRarer Than Rubies
By Jordan Ellis Christensen … Such a wife is worth more than wealth /
She’s rarer than all rubies rich!
Faithful Friday: Pope St. Pius X
In 1853, in a small Italian village, a baby boy was born to an unassuming and quiet family. That boy, Joseph Sarto, would one day rise to the office of Pope, an office that he, to his dying day, felt unworthy of…
By TK Wilson
The Creation Museum: A Critique of “Christian Disneyland”
By T. K. Wilson … I am of the personal opinion that Mr. Ham and his followers have a problem, and that problem is the idea that they are the arbiters of truth when it comes to Genesis. Their way or the highway; they think they know the mind of God.
Read MoreFaithful Friday: Saint Phocas
Saint Phocas is a reminder that you don’t need a pulpit to make a difference – sometimes, all it takes is a garden and an open door…
By Lyn Bennett Wilson
Biblical Love
God tells husbands to love their wives. How are we to do that, and what does that love look like?
By Jim Wilson
My Grandfather’s Hayfield
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … From my own fields I can hear the band / The high school marching band, oom-pah, oom-pah / From several miles away, with merry songs / and merry cheers around the homecoming bonfire
Read MoreForgiving from the Heart
We know Jesus’ answer: “Not seven times, but seventy-seven times” (v. 22). The King James Version renders this “seventy times seven.” Regardless whether it is seventy-seven times or four hundred ninety times, it is obvious that Jesus put no limit on the times we are to forgive… By Bessie Wilson
Read MoreEquipping Our Children: Teaching Biblical Apologetics and Embracing Hard Questions
By Steven & Kathryn White …
In teaching biblical apologetics to our children, it’s essential to create an environment where hard questions are not only welcomed but encouraged. Doubt and skepticism are natural parts of the human experience, and our children should feel safe to explore their faith and wrestle with difficult theological concepts.
