by vfcadmin | Jan 21, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
AIs and Love Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer I enjoy audiobooks. So, when I discovered that Kindle offered an AI generated Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature, I was delighted. While far from a professional human narrator’s performance, it’s functionally acceptable. One of the...
by vfcadmin | Jan 14, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
That I Will Do Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer As we enter 2026, as usual, we try to set goals for the year ahead. Let me offer a quote from noted nineteenth century evangelist D. L. Moody as the basis of a meaningful, spiritually powerful New Years resolution.[1] I am...
by vfcadmin | Jan 7, 2026 | Year of Reflection
Living in God’s Presence (Psalm 15) Michael Floyd, Editor LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no...
by vfcadmin | Dec 31, 2025 | Year of Reflection
The Journey Home *”I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”* — Philippians 3:14 (NIV) Here we are—fifty-two reflections later. If you’ve journeyed with us through this year, you’ve...
by vfcadmin | Dec 24, 2025 | Year of Reflection
To Love Like Jesus Loved Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer When Jesus came to earth He did so for everyone in the world. We are all familiar with this great truth from the third chapter of John. I referred to this passage last week but let me repeat it and examine it from...
by vfcadmin | Dec 21, 2025 | Year of Reflection
The Coming of Love (4th Sunday of Advent) Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer In this final week of Advent before we reach the day of celebration of Jesus’s birth the emphasis is on love. When we look at the whole of our Advent meditations, they are all bound together with...