by vfcadmin | Nov 26, 2025 | Year of Reflection
A Spiritual Thanksgiving CelebrationRuth Ann Stites, Staff WriterWhen I was in elementary school Thanksgiving always included cutouts of pilgrims thumbtacked to the bulletin board with the occasional Indian thrown in for good measure to commemorate the Thanksgiving...
by vfcadmin | Nov 25, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
[Note: This article was originally posted July 2021.]To my readers today I want to voice an urgent appeal. If you are one of our spiritual oriented citizens let your prayers and mine intensely increase for our country! In my eight decades of being a...
by vfcadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | Live it Up, NWA D/G Articles
Spiritual Warriors We have an enemy who will not bargain, negotiate, or compromise his ultimate purpose to deceive and destroy us. Our only recourse is spiritual combat! There can be no secret peace treaties! No special deals! Appeasement will only magnify...
by vfcadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | Year of Reflection
From Nastiness to Glory Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Do you know which American president is a published mystery author? Bill Clinton who co-authored The President is Missing with James Patterson published in 2018 and followed by two more titles, The President’s...
by vfcadmin | Nov 18, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
[Note: This article was originally posted May 2021.] No serious, concerned and earnest patriot of our America can ignore the political conflict and cultural war raging in our beloved country! The sad cost to our citizens because of it…emotionally, morally,...
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...
