Star or Servant?

We have this super-swell Christian school in town. “Bradford Christian Academy exists to glorify and serve the Lord Jesus Christ by providing excellent college preparatory education that puts God at the center of all reality. BCA values students as precious, unique...

For a Time . . .

ANTS Every spring, Jim has been putting nasty stuff around our house to persuade our local ants to cease and desist. Didn’t work this year. Checked the label; long expired. Enter son Lee with a simpler solution. Mix an equal amount of borax, sugar, and water (a half...

LIKE TO versus HAVE TO‚ a "me 'n God" thing

ELLIE, what do you LIKE to do? a)     Love on God and on people. b)    Write stories. c)     Garden. What do you HAVE to do? a)     Maintain a nutritious devotional life. b)    Write a LOT of stuff, very little of it having to do with story. Church things, email and...

What are Two Squirrels Worth?

Hearing a high-pitched sound while working at my computer, I rushed outdoors to see if an eagle had settled in our locust tree. (Fat chance of that!) No eagle; just a small, distressed squirrel in an old wagon on our porch. Making its way to the driveway, it was...

"He Descended into Hell"

This phrase is taken from the early, traditional version of the Apostles’ Creed that says, “He was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. And on the third day he rose again from the dead”. Most church groups no longer say it that way, but it gives a...