by vfcadmin | Jan 6, 2026 | Blog Home, NWA D/G Articles
[Note: This article was originally published in May 2025.] One of my mentors in my first few years as a Christian made a statement I didn’t understand at the time, but it impacted me much later, and I’ve never forgotten it. Now, after knowing the Lord Jesus 74 years...
by vfcadmin | Jan 1, 2026 | Live it Up, NWA D/G Articles
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Psalm 18:34 I have always loved the phrase “He trains my hands for battle,” because that is what the true Christian life is about … spiritual combat! But for the first time the Lord arrested me with the...
by vfcadmin | Dec 30, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
[Note: This article was originally published in January 2025.] Almost every Monday at lunchtime I meet with a small group I consider my dearest friends at our favorite hamburger place. We meet to honor Jim Lindsey, the outstanding Razorback and Minnesota...
by vfcadmin | Dec 25, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
[Note: This article was originally published in December 2023.] My mind is being pulled in a dozen different directions as my column comes up on Christmas 2023. The first Christmas I remember is when my recently widowed mother spent the night with her married cousin,...
by vfcadmin | Dec 23, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
[Note: This article was originally published in December 2021.] Even though I am saddened and fearful about the political chaos in my beloved America and deeply concerned about increasing conflicts worldwide, not to mention the Covid pandemic, this Christmas, really...
by vfcadmin | Dec 18, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. — 2 Thessalonians 3:3-4 A third essential step to enter significant combat is to...
