Vision has always been an issue for me. For as long as I can remember, I have had strong glasses and issues with my physical sight. My parents first had me tested when I was sitting inches away from the television. I remember wearing prisms on my glasses because I had a “lazy” eye; but…
by Laura Forehand I must admit, since seeing the trailer for “A Wrinkle in Time”, I have wanted to go see it. I really don’t know why. I never read the book. Maybe it was all the special effects and beautiful lights I saw in the trailer. Maybe it had something to do with time…
I only remember certain events from my childhood. I remember my fifth birthday when I got a hot wheel’s gas station. I remember our first dogs, Dutchess and Duke. I remember defending my sister once when someone stole her glasses. The same week, I remember seeing a dog die after being hit by a car. …
I have always loved the Sermon on the Mount. At the urging of a friend, I slowed down and bit…this is what I found in the first Beatitude….
I have a love/hate relationship with Walmart. I love the fact that I can buy almost everything at a reasonable price. Their mission is, “Saving people money so they can live better.” That might be a stretch, but they certainly have most everything I need at the very good prices. I can buy things in…
Where I grew up there were lots of guns. Most of us guys even had a gun rack in the back window of our trucks — this usually carried a shotgun and some type of rabbit gun or deer rifle. I never had a lot of money for a gun and I was probably more…
by Laura Forehand Isn’t it great when you wake up at 3:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning? Being a school teacher means I covet those Saturday no-alarm kind of mornings. Today my normal alarm clock didn’t go off. Instead, I woke up with a vice-gripping headache. You know… the kind that actually feels like you…
My image of God has probably changed over the years. They say, our image of God is shaped by the conception we have of our father. We project his face onto the face of what we perceive about God. Often our misconception is also rooted in our understanding and interpretation of Scripture. Depending on our…
SBCLife, January 2007, reports 65% of Americans are either overweight or obese. Christians, according the survey, are slightly worse at 76%. Baptists lead the statistics with 30% falling into the obese category. Our weight problems are not just a physical problem, they are also a medical problem. According to Forbes, in 2015, U.S. expenditures per…
A little over 20 years ago, I began my second major journey in my life. I told my pastor I thought God wanted me to be a pastor. My very first assignment – he said, “You need to know what you believe.” He asked me to take a look at the impeccability of Christ. Basically,…
Every year, around Halloween, you can expect a certain amount of chatter around the subject of fear. There is the fear that the dark forces are using this holiday to get to our children. The warnings promote a fear that we will be duped or desensitized into believing that the Halloween is harmless. There is…
The Desert Sanctuary 