Lou Ann KarabelNov 18, 2017Waiting in an Impatient WorldLately, I keep running across the word "patience." Does this ever happen to you? A word or an idea seems to be everywhere - in your...
Jim HubbardNov 11, 2017Thoughts from my almanacDaylight Savings Time is over... finally. So... it is no longer CDT but now CST. For me being an early riser, now when I leave the...
Doyll AndrewsNov 4, 2017Lessons from FrodoFrodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that...
Bill RogersOct 29, 2017Trunk or TreatAs I was driving into Chicago earlier this week for my seminary classes, I marveled at the beautiful aura of autumn that we are blessed...
Jerry KahrsOct 20, 2017Celestial MechanicsA few weeks ago, I stood in awe as a hot mid-day sun in Southern Illinois became little more than a tiny sliver before being completely...
Pastor Nancy BeckerOct 20, 2017When we find JesusOne of the great contemporary Christian writers is Juan Carlos Ortiz. He is a preacher with an interesting and rather bombastic style. ...
Pastor Toby MuellerOct 9, 2017Darkness"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light." IN ONE RESPECT if in no other this metaphor of Isaiah's is a very relevant...