People talk trash or treasure. What message do you tell yourself when people say things about you that are closer to trash? Our new writer, Pastor Wells, shares his thoughts. "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." (Ephesians 4:29) People in this world love to talk. This can be done in today's world in an endless number of ways which include text messaging, video chat, and the traditional gathering or phone call. Recently, moving a thousand miles away from my family, video chat has been a way that I communicate with them a majority of the time. It was quite funny watching my father react to how this worked … [Read more...]

God sees you, God sees me, even when we feel like a number to everyone around us. There is compassion in simply asking someone, "What is your name? "Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?'" (Luke 8:30) Last week I ate dinner with my husband and son at a little outdoor fishette. My husband ordered while my son and I found a table and he told me that he had just seen a woman outside on the sidewalk with a sign that said homeless. . . and she was in a wheelchair. "Mom," he explained, "she is homeless and in a wheelchair. Wouldn't that be worser?" It would be, I said. As we ate we decided when we left we would go say hello and give her some money. I walked up to her and introduced us and said how my son had noticed her. I said, "I have … [Read more...]