by Susan | Jan 12, 2018 | Features
By: Wendy Smith We were on the happy floor of the hospital. On the sixth floor, pink and blue Mylar balloons bobbed around, welcoming new babies. Cheerful relatives snapped photos. By twelve noon I had been in labor for eleven hours, and I was numb – gloriously numb –...
by Susan | Jun 28, 2017 | Features
It was a typical Sunday morning. We got to church early for Bible study, and our kids—Penny, 10, William, 7, and Marilee, 5—scampered downstairs to play. They emerged 45 minutes later to serve as the week’s greeters. Despite some conflict over who got to shake hands...
by Susan | Feb 22, 2017 | Features
Created by God, Cared for by God By: Eric Lockamy ‘So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.’ Gen.1:27 All things on earth were created by God. However, when God was finished creating everything else, He...
by Susan | Aug 11, 2016 | Featured, Features
By: Kristen Wunderlich “Next to the word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.”-Martin Luther God has given us the gift of music that we...
by Susan | Jun 2, 2016 | Featured, Features
Social Media Outlets By Rev. Benjamin P. Glaser We live in a fluid time of radical change concerning how human beings consume news, talk to one another on a daily basis, and generally interact with the world around them. This brave new world can be intimidating...
by Susan | Jan 29, 2016 | 2016-03, Featured, Features
Many times, people make a big deal about how it takes special people to work in special needs. On the contrary, one of my favorite quotes has become, “A child with special needs will inspire you to be a special kind of person.” God molds us into a useful...