By Robin Marriott Etiquette rules change constantly. And, from time to time, those of us in the church need to learn new concepts or be reminded of old rules and manners. After all, your mom isn’t ....
When I was a newspaper reporter in southwest Missouri, I was often told to "localize the story." In our newsroom, that meant taking a national story written by the Associated Press and finding a local ....
Are you thankful for right now? Right this moment, can you look at your circumstance and be thankful? For some, your answer is "Sure thing!" For others, you're saying, "Thankful? For this?" In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Paul ....
When Corinn and I were first married we could have some pretty big arguments. Our first argument, in fact, came about because of expired eggs and resulted in me taking everything out of the refrigerator ....
Right now, in our home office, there are two light bulbs that are burned out. I'd like to say they just died. but it's been several days. Maybe a week. Each time I walk in ....
I remember the moment Christ became real to me. It was a Sunday morning. I was in college. And a friend of mine dragged me to a church service -- one unlike any that I'd ....
I hear people complain that the big retail stores are already geared up for Christmas. A few weeks ago, people were saying: "The stores are already putting out Christmas stuff but we still haven't been through Halloween ....
Some friends of ours attend a small church in a rural Missouri community. I know three things about the church: It's a small congregation Much of the congregation is elderly It's the prayingest little church ....
Several years ago, I was helping out in a kids class at church. The lead teacher had the kids go around to each adult in the class and ask them a series of questions, including ....
Buy a coffee mug, fill it with M&Ms and give it to a coworker. Find a photo of you and your best friend, print it out, put it in a frame and give it to ....