by vfcadmin | Nov 14, 2025 | Year of Reflection
The Coming of Joy (3rd Sunday of Advent) Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer The third theme of Advent is joy. One of the definitions of joy is “a person or thing that causes happiness.”[1] The prophet Isaiah would agree, tying together the person of the Promised King and a...
by vfcadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Live it Up, NWA D/G Articles
Spiritual Warriors While this Bullet is addressed to men, it applies to all Believers – men, women, young, old, of every race and nation. It shall forever amaze me that we men are so naïve (if not dense) about the dangers of living on planted earth! No doubt our eyes...
by vfcadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Loving Ourselves in Humility Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Back in reflection seventeen I wrote about visiting my parent’s graves on Memorial Day in “Nothing Says ‘I Love You’ Like….” I quoted Jesus in His answer concerning the greatest commandment and His commentary...
by vfcadmin | Nov 11, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
[Note: This article was originally posted October 2020.] My first vote for president was as a college student in 1952, and I haven’t missed since. My birthday is November 4th, and the outcome of the presidential election always added mildly to my joy or left me mildly...
by vfcadmin | Nov 6, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
In my last column I took you to the bedrock Scripture in the New Testament on making disciples for Christ Jesus–II Timothy 2:1-7. Every effective Christian must have the qualities of an enduring soldier…planning to die if necessary, a competitive...
