by mcl | Feb 2, 2015 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
By Susan E. Richardson For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him. —Psalm 22:24, ESV About three years ago I noticed a strange pattern cropping up physically. I...
by mcl | Jan 20, 2015 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Will McNeese Needless to say, a gap exists between today’s generation of adolescents and adults. Chap Clark, in his book, Hurt, states that “teenagers honestly seem to believe that adults are unnecessary. Yet it is an equally if not more deeply felt truth that...
by mcl | Jan 12, 2015 | Columns, Relationships, Single Still, Single Again
By Amy Ingram I recently had a friend tell me that my life could easily be a sitcom and they would be first in line to watch. I think if we stop to think about it, at some point, we could all be on sitcoms. It seems when we are delivered from crisis there is always...
by mcl | Dec 1, 2014 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Will McNeese, LPC You may be experiencing the heavy burden of grief during the holidays. You are not alone. Grief is not an emotion, but a journey that contains many different emotions at different points along the way. We grieve when we experience loss. Grief is...
by mcl | Dec 1, 2014 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By Maggie Ingram Our Christmas list looks very different for 2014. This year, we hope to start new traditions. Through my mother-in-law encouraging us to focus on serving and borrowing an idea of a dear friend, God is changing the meaning of Christ’s coming for my...
by mcl | Nov 3, 2014 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
By Susan E. Richardson “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your...
