by vfcadmin | Jul 22, 2026 | Blog Home
The Antidote to Sorrow Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer The trap is exquisitely complicated with most of the parts delivered by the famous Acme Corporation. The coyote, on a promontory of rock overlooking a desert road, is ready to spring the trap. He looks up and down...
by vfcadmin | Jul 15, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
Which Way Will You Choose Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer There are many decision points we reach in a lifetime. Some choices that seem reasonable at the time turn out to have been bad ones. Others that rational analysis suggests were unwise turn out to be the best...
by vfcadmin | Jul 8, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
The Cost of a Soul Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer The Lord Jesus asked His disciples many hard questions. Two that stand out to me are “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their...
by vfcadmin | Jul 1, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
Waiting in Silence (Psalm 62) Michael Floyd, Editor For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. How long will...
by vfcadmin | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
When God Restores Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Some years ago, I read my way through Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin series of novelsbeginning with Master and Commander. The serieschronicles the careers of two British officers in the early 1800’s. Richard Snow in...
by vfcadmin | Jun 17, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
Though the Mountains Fall Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer On November 10, 1975, an American cargo ship, the Edmond Fitzgerald, sank in Lake Superior. Her fate might have been a footnote in the history of the Great Lakes except for folk singer and songwriter Gordon...
