HAL BRADY: Why we need Christmas to come 9 hrs ago As you know, the frontiers of our world have rapidly changed. They’ve changed from earth to space, from manual to computer and from horsepower…
ORRIN MORRIS: Roadside asters reminders of God’s bounty Dec 8, 2024 The roadsides of our area are always loaded with a bounty of wildflowers each fall. Some of the yellows that dominate the scenery during Septe…
ELDER: Keep in Mind the Final Score Dec 7, 2024 On the day of a big rivalry football game last weekend, I found myself on the opposite side from much of my family.
ELDER: Gratitude Should Lead to Giving Dec 3, 2024 Now that Thanksgiving Day is past, have you started focusing more intently on Christmas shopping?
ORRIN MORRIS: God longs to forgive the penitent Nov 27, 2024 The parable, in Luke 15, is a poignant illustration of God’s everlasting love. He tirelessly yearns for a penitent spirit so that the wanderer…
ORRIN MORRIS: Accept the gift of new life through grace Nov 24, 2024 Gifts are hard to accept when we have done nothing to deserve them. I think it is as hard to accept cash as it is to accept an object when we …
ELDER: Too Many Blessings to Count Updated Nov 24, 2024 As I took a walk through our neighborhood, I approached one stretch of the roadway thickly overrun with leaves from a nearby tree. If I hadn’t…
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ELDER: God's standards haven't changed Nov 16, 2024 During a recent visit with us, a longtime friend who is an experienced seamstress was going to do some alterations on some of my wife’s appare…
ORRIN MORRIS: ‘Be still’ and find God’s love, joy Updated Nov 11, 2024 Be still. That is easy to say, but does God realize the noises that surround me every day? About 1,000 yards away is a highway along which lar…
ORRIN MORRIS: All that glitters is not gold Nov 10, 2024 An old saying applies to the summer and fall wildflower environment, “All that glitters is not gold.” Nearly one half of all wildflowers bloom…
HAL BRADY: America's response after the election Updated Nov 11, 2024 I, for one, am glad that “Election 2024” is in the history books. It has seemed a long arduous process with so much division, accusation, char…
ORRIN MORRIS: Asiatic dayflower a vigorous — but meek — survivor Nov 3, 2024 The Asiatic dayflower is an import from the Orient, thus the name. The new blossom opens at daybreak and rarely survives past midday.
ELDER: Recognize Your Freedom in Christ Updated Nov 4, 2024 While visiting our daughter’s family, I started playing with two of my young grandsons. At one point they suddenly decided that I was their pr…
HAL BRADY: Living with Fear Updated Oct 28, 2024 The level of fear in this country escalated 100% on April 19, 1995, the day of the terrible tragedy in Oklahoma City — the bombing of the Alfr…
ORRIN MORRIS: Sow seeds of love and hope Oct 23, 2024 Love does not have to speculate about the future because it possesses the future. Amid evil circumstances, it can afford to wait with hope, be…
HAL BRADY: Whispers how you feel Updated Oct 21, 2024 I once passed a florist truck with this advertisement on the side of the vehicle, “Flowers whisper how you feel.” Undoubtedly, that’s true. Fl…
ORRIN MORRIS: Wildflowers remind us of our vast, wonderful differences Oct 16, 2024 I’m convinced that the wildflower world was planned by God to remind us of the vast differences that exist about us. We accept that diversity …
ORRIN MORRIS: The hand of God is loving, gracious Oct 13, 2024 There are many opinions of what is occurring with the weather and why such is happening. Some people explain weather changes as the whimsical …
ELDER: God Works in Times of Adversity Updated Oct 14, 2024 We all have likely experienced periods of time in our lives when it seems like one difficulty keeps piling up on top of another. It is like a …
HAL BRADY: Polarization is Bad for America Updated Oct 7, 2024 Many of us would agree that polarization in our American society is one of the great dangers to our democracy and well being.
ORRIN MORRIS: Leave the timetable for judgement to God Oct 6, 2024 When bad things happen to good people, we often hear the question, “Does God really care?”
ORRIN MORRIS: Orange-grass triggers happy memories Sep 29, 2024 The birth, life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus demonstrated that fatherly yearning of God. It demonstrated the depth of that love…
HAL BRADY: A Word About Grief Sep 28, 2024 I had concluded the funeral service, and he just sat there staring into space. His wife and children were gathered around him, desperately try…
ELDER: Prayer Can Part the Waters Updated Sep 30, 2024 Last week my wife, my mother-in-law, and I went on a beach trip. It didn’t turn out as we had expected. We had to leave after only a couple of…
ORRIN MORRIS: Wildflower variety reminds us of our own diversity Sep 25, 2024 have come to believe the wildflower world was planned by God to remind us of the vast differences that exist about us. We accept that diversit…
ELDER: Draw near to the Lord who is with you Updated Sep 23, 2024 Over the past month I have unexpectedly crossed paths with a couple of individuals I had not seen in many years. Both of them were moms whose …
ORRIN MORRIS: Nodding thistle a troubling invader Sep 15, 2024 Thistles are in the composite family because their blossom head is a mass of slender tubular flowers. As noted in the previous articles, the o…
HAL BRADY: Life's poorest throw Updated Sep 16, 2024 We all know people who begin whatever they begin with a great burst of enthusiasm, but it doesn’t last.
