Religion

Everyone should pursue joy in life

I went to San Antonio for work-related business recently. While riding the bus from the airport to my hotel, a soothing baritone voice came across the intercom saying, “Approaching Joy.” The announcement meant that Joy Street was the nex... Full story

Crises can be overcome

Debra Whittington

Being a Christian doesn’t exclude people from having hardship or difficulties in their lives. We wish our lives would progress smoothly, but alas, we all have our share of troubles. When a predicament arises we are surprised because bad things... Full story

While always near, God saves from "afar"

Leonard Lauriault

Our preacher, Harry Gipson, passed away recently and because he liked to encourage others with a good joke, his brother, who performed the funeral, repeated some of Harry’s favorite jokes, as did other family members. Having come from eastern K... Full story

God has control, not people

Debra Whittington

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…” Hebrews 10:25 Where were you on that Sunday morning when the lights went out? We went to church. When we arrived, a discussion was in progress on what to do next. Since there w... Full story

Symbiosis serves spirituality

Leonard Lauriault

There’re several types of interspecific relationships. In beneficial relationships, one species provides a benefit to another species with no apparent positive or negative return. Symbiosis is when two species benefit each other. Parasitic rela... Full story

God brings simple pleasures

Debra Whittington

“This is the day which the Lord hath made”… Psalm 118:24  Each day is a new gift from the Lord. The remainder of the verse above says “we will rejoice and be glad in it." The older I become, the more I find that the si... Full story

Watched pot boils eventually

Leonard Lauriault

An old saying goes something like “A watched pot never boils,” indicating that time seems to go by slow as a snail when we’re expecting something to happen. The intended advice is to just find something else to occupy our time while... Full story

Life's journey presents choices

Debra Whittington

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life...” Psalm 16:11 Watching the graduates march down the aisle, I felt myriad emotions. I thought about the path they were embarking on as well as my own path I set out on 36 years ago. These kids seem so... Full story

Christians should be unified in Christ

Leonard Lauriault

My wife and I share my hard-covered Bible at church. Recently, I wanted to sit a little closer, but one side of the Bible had fallen down between us, chocking my movement. So I lifted it up, scooted over and rested the side that had fallen on her kne... Full story

Older generation proves invaluable

Debra Whittington

“‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly…” Leviticus 19:32 (NIV) We live in a disposable era where everything that once was deemed useful is now discarded. Gone are the days of the television repa... Full story

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