by vfcadmin | Jan 16, 2025 | Year of Reflection
You are Free to Pray Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Jesus addressed the issue of freedom in one of his arguments with the Pharisees. He said, “…Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son...
by vfcadmin | Jan 16, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Prayer Requires Courage Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer According to the definition of the word, courage is facing our fears and acting anyway, or it is “strength in the face of pain or grief.” (From Google definition.) Both of these meanings are implicit in praying...
by vfcadmin | Jan 16, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Contemplating Reality in the New Year Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer What do human beings long for? I recently read a list that provided a framework for an answer: people want safety, happiness, and freedom from pain. While there are other items one might add to that...
by vfcadmin | Dec 21, 2024 | advent
Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer “During the hurry of the festive occasion of this Christmas season, find time to turn your heart to God.” Howard W. Hunter “Christmas celebrates the awesome and amazing fact that God is grander, wiser and more mysterious than we...
by vfcadmin | Sep 13, 2013 | Blog Home
Repost from Thursday, October 14, 2010 Let me offer one more precise working definition of “faith.” Most Christians I have known … including myself … are slow to grasp the inherent power of this word. Faith is used in Scripture as both a verb and noun. Sadly, we use...
