Something I have noticed about my dog; well he's actually not my dog, as Mr. Kimble might say, he is really a rescue dog saved a day before he was to be executed at the pound, by my son Jeremy. So with that understood, let me tell you about my dog. He is always faithful. It doesn't matter if we leave the house and stay gone for a week, as long as he gets some food on occasion, we can always count on him being there when we get home. And whether he has adequate water or food,

This is a different type of Christmas than those we are used to seeing. We still have the tinsel, the lights, the lighted manger scene, etc. but there is a different feeling in the air. Our joy seems muffled this year. With hundreds of thousand of people dead from the Covid-19 virus, and with virtually everyone on the planet wearing a mask, no one seems to be untouched by grief and loss. The sparkle of the holiday is missing. Jesus said, "I have said things to you, that in me

The following article appeared in part in Bible Study Insider, (Vol. 17) Lifeway Study, December 2020. The article is by Rev. Tony Evans, founder of The Urban Alternative, Dallas, TX. "The past three years have been the most challenging I've ever faced. Our family has experienced a disheartening amount of loss. I lost my brother, sister, brother-in-law, niece, father, and my precious wife all within the span of roughly two years. I know what it is like not to have the energy

Sometimes after a season of satisfying and comfortable living, we notice that gradually, or even sometimes suddenly, our life situation has begun to change. Our income is shrinking, our rent goes up, someone we are close to moves away, or maybe there is a "tug" inside us that tells us something needs to be changed. God is our Master Farmer and we are the fruit of His vine. If He is to be able to grow us into what He wants, the thing that will benefit His plan for us the most,

Though it seems but a little while since last we enjoyed the season, it really has been a whole year. But this year is by far much different than any Christmas season during my lifetime. Not only do we not feel safe going out shopping for gifts, but we don't even feel safe staying at home with out extended families! We love our families, but in a world of mobility, none of us knows who we have been close to, who had Covid-19 without knowing it. And though it has been downplay