by Susan | Apr 17, 2015 | 2015-03, Featured, Features
By: Rev. Phil McCoy Why do we believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ? The resurrection of Jesus is the center of the Christian faith. With it, everything stands or falls. Because of this, all skeptics through all the centuries since Christ have aimed their...
by Elizabeth Burns | Jan 15, 2015 | 2015-03, Featured, Magazine Archives
By Elizabeth Burns Marked for eternity. What does this mean? What is this mark? Can this mark be seen now by me? By others? Or, is it something that can only be seen in heaven, in the life to come? Is this even something I need to think about now, today, when...
by Susan | Jan 15, 2015 | 2015-03, Featured, Features, Magazine Archives
By: Kristin Shoger I often compare myself to a turtle who likes to keep it’s head stuck tightly in it’s shell, remaining oblivious to what is going on in the world around it. It’s easier that way. When you are tucked deep inside, your eyes don’t see the evil...
by Susan | Jan 15, 2015 | Featured, Features
By Rev. Calvin Draffin But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (Galatians 4:4-5) The phone rang in the early evening hours,...
by Susan McClamrock | Dec 5, 2014 | 2014-11, Featured, Features
After Mark and I married August 25, 1984, we knew that we wanted children to be a part of our life if the Lord so willed. I remember taking our vows, which included, “in joy and in sorrow.” Our first son, John Mark, was born in December 1986 when we lived in Columbia,...
by Susan | Oct 22, 2014 | 2014-11, Featured, Features, Magazine Archives
By: Chet Lanious, Chaplain (COL) Ret. First and foremost is prayer. Whether as individuals or in corporate prayer, the ministry of chaplains survives and thrive on the prayer support of God’s people. And, it is important to pray for chaplains while they are in...