Slim Randles “I think it’s disgusting and weird and unnatural and it should be outlawed!” the tall cowboy said, coming to rest at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn truck stop. “Aw Steve,” said Doc, “the coffee isn’t that bad.” “Coffee? Nay, I say unto you, Doc. It ain’t the coffee … it’s them…
Surrounded by Angels Judy Conlin With all the evil in the world, there is still a lot of love and caring. I am probably the luckiest old (Oh, I hate that word. Let’s start over). I am probably the luckiest mature little lady in the world; I have lived here for 40 years but I…
A sanctuary on wheels Nancy Kennedy Recently I read about a group of city bus drivers — all Christians — who wanted to bring the peace of Christ to their passengers. They noticed many looked troubled. They asked a local pastor what they could do. He said, “Each morning before you start your route, walk…
Rediscovering our purpose in such a time as thisSheryl Boldt Remember how excited you were when you were seven years old and your birthday was only a week away? How you couldn’t wait for your big day?Do you remember dreaming about how great it would be to be an eight-year-old?Now, decades (for some of us,…
Who wants to end violence?Rivera Sun Charlie Kirk’s murder. School shootings in Minneapolis and Denver. Genocide in Gaza. Russia’s war in Ukraine. Violence is everywhere. It’s frightening and heartbreaking.No one likes violence. Do they?In truth, our culture sends out very mixed messages when it comes to violence. We glorify it in movies. We fantasize about…
A house dividedJudy Conlin I live in a house divided. No, it is not a political division. No, it isn’t a sports division. It’s a far more serious division because it involves everything in my life. It is the division between me and my always aggravating, argumentative and opinionated alter ego, Nurse Judy. If I’m…
This is who I amNancy Kennedy Prior to her execution in 2002, serial killer Aileen Wuornos admitted to murdering six men. Yet she insisted her crimes did not reflect her true character: “This is not who I am.”In September 2024, after Colt Gray was accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia…
Discover your indisputable worth in Christ Sheryl Boldt Do you ever feel unworthy because you realize how much you fall short of God’s standards? The truth is, none of us measures up to the perfect standard of a perfectly holy God. So, what can we do? Is there any hope for us? Imperfect, sinful us?…
Slim Randles I have to tell the Ballad of Hoser, to remain true to my readers. It began at the beginning of summer, when I went out the back door to check on my tree seeds and see if any miracles had occurred. Not on the growing of trees department, but as I stood next…
Our journey beyond the god of violenceRobert C. Koehler Who am I (now)? I’m still trying to figure this out. It’s a harder job, I fear, even than putting all my dishes, all my clothes, all my books and miscellany away. I have moved from my house of 40 years – from the city of…
