The Art of Thanksgiving

The Art of Thanksgiving

By SUZANNE STAMBOULIEH As Thanksgiving approaches, we are often appropriately reminded to be thankful. When things are going smoothly in life, being thankful is easy. But, let’s face it, life can be hard and being thankful can sometimes be a challenging task....
Lessons from My Baby Girl

Lessons from My Baby Girl

By ROBIN O’BRYANT Sadie, my four-year-old imp, is a ball of energy. She has a mop of white blond hair that is constantly hanging in her face, and a gift for knowing exactly which buttons to push to make her older sisters scream like they’ve been set on fire. I’d...
Growing in the Dark

Growing in the Dark

By SUSAN E. RICHARDSON “If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,’ even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you,” (Psalm 139:11-12). We usually look at light and...
Lessons from My Baby Girl

Perception Is Reality—Really?

By ROBIN O’BRYANT I’m taking Aubrey and Emma, my nine-year-old and seven-year-old, to see Taylor Swift in concert later this month. I bought the tickets almost 10 months ago, but I waited until this summer to tell them to avoid to question, “How many more days,...
Growing in the Dark

Recognizing Idolatry

 By SUSAN E. RICHARDSON “Rebellion is as bad as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as bad as worshiping idols,” (1 Samuel 15:23).  “Of course, we don’t have problems with idolatry these days, right?” Ken was up to his usual teaching style...