By Cindy Koch - Sound asleep. A squeal that I barely heard from the back corner of a dream. Open eyes, drowned in blackness and silence. I thought I heard a scream, but maybe it was residual imaginations from my sleep-state world. Waiting, straining to hear, eyes wide open even though I could see nothing. … Continue reading Defective Mother
By Paul Koch - Before us today is one of the most enduring and well-known parables of our Lord. The famous story of the prodigal son is one that most Christians are already fairly comfortable with. You’ve probably heard a sermon or two on this text, so you’ve most likely already drawn a few conclusions … Continue reading What Wondrous Love is This
By Hillary Asbury - 1 Corinthians 13 1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a … Continue reading Illustration of the Month: Offering
By Cindy Koch - Our story of woman follows a storyline of love, the greatest virtue given by God. But even more, we were made to love, just as we were made to breathe. Wisdom has taught us we have been created to love one another. Wisdom moves our relationships express love to someone else. … Continue reading A Woman Must Love
By Ross Engel - In the darkness of morning, I sat before my keyboard. The harshness of the bright, blank page in front of me made my eyes wince. I took a breath. I uttered a few words of prayer. I began to type. The soft clicking of the keyboard sounded much sharper in the … Continue reading Nitpicking Minutiae
By Joel A. Hess - There’s nothing like getting ready for Advent and Christmas as I watch my son play basketball and glance at a poster that says, “no glove, no love.” People whined about the decline of civilization as they forced themselves to vote for either Hilary or Trump. Well, Western civilization doesn’t need a push … Continue reading It Ain’t Love If He Brings A Glove
By Cindy Koch - I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose you I’m gonna hold you like I’m saying goodbye Every time I sing this song I think of you, my love. I listen to these simple words and contemplate our time together. We have had good times and bad, we have been happy … Continue reading Never Say Goodbye
