Why Dig Through Ancient Ruins?

There are numerous YouTube channels which show volunteers working alongside archaeologists in remote areas. They are all digging, scraping, brushing, and carefully handling their finds.

Nowadays

Nowadays, identifying with a gender-and deciding to be that gender- rapidly seems to be becoming the norm. Some parents have decided, and actually encourage very impressionable young Juniors and Juniorettes to choose for themselves who and what they are.

Thinking Out Loud

Everyone makes mistakes or fails in their attempts to grow and meet the challenges of daily life. Without these miscues little would be learned, and growth as a person would be limited.

Hidden Baggage

Living two states away was an amazing adventure, but it comes with some baggage. In 1986 I moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Carlsbad, New Mexico, to become their senior minister. That’s 651 miles away, which is 9 hours and 48 minutes if you drove the speed limit from what you called home.

Why Do Christians Love?

In our country we have Constitutional protection and freedom. There is, however, an even greater “law” which supersedes the “wisdom” of men. When the scribes and Pharisees tested Jesus, He asked them for a common Roman coin of that time.

. . . from the Pastor’s Desk

Pastor Ron Biddle God is sitting in heaven when a scientist prays to Him and says, “God, we don’t need you anymore. Science has figured out a way to create life out of nothing—in other words—we can now do what You did in the beginning.”“Oh, is that so? Tell Me more.” God replied.

Widow, Widower and Wisdom

If you are recently widowedor know of someone who is--you may find this article rather candid. I waited seventeen and a half years for God to bring to me the love of my life (and I was fifty years old), and after five and a half fantastic years, puff! She died!

Dinner With The Tongue

For many folks, it’s that dreaded time again. The Christmas holiday dinner with the extended family. The event that causes you to have to make a choice. A choice between seeing Mom’s happy smile because everyone came, or staying home so you don’t have to be around The Tongue this year.

Back in the day

There are those who are aware of the fact that women do most of the shopping for their family. Most people aren't aware of the problems these women have to cope with unless they are shared.

Thinking Out Loud

If you are counting down the days to Christmas and New Year festivities with dread, this is perfectly understandable. Your life has been turned upside down by the loss of your loved one, be it husband, wife, partner, or close family member or friend. At times the loss appears to be insurmountable.