Some of the most fun I remember as a kid was traveling dusty roads with Rube. He was my mother’s cousin: an eccentric character with a kind, loving heart, a 1947 Dodge pickup truck, and a beagle dog named “Betty.” He would pull up to our house every few weeks, usually on a summer ...
In celebrating Mother’s Day, some churches in the past may have focused on being a wife or mother rather than on the lectionary-based scripture readings. One of the texts we would read would be Proverbs 31:10-31, which describes a virtuous woman. Over the years, the idea of what a typical ...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. The national suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org.) LAKE BENTON, Minn. (AP) — With traces of winter’s unusually heavy snow still lingering, farmers ...
When it comes to politics and faith, my color is purple! Our country has become deeply divided, particularly in recent years between red and blue affiliations. This happens most at election time. We focus on the blue or red ideologies and miss sight of the need to improve, heal, and address ...
I did not come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as my own personal Lord and Saviour until I was 29 years old. Up until that time, I just tried to be a good, moral person. I was enrolled in college full-time and working three part time jobs while raising my son alone. There wasn’t much room in ...
PITTSBURGH — More than 60 years ago, a historic Black church was forced to give up its sanctuary, compensated for what it says was a fraction of its value, to an urban renewal project that wiped out the heart of an African American neighborhood known as the Hill District. Now, Bethel ...
