by vfcadmin | May 13, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
Living in Prayer’s Transition Zone Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Growing up in Benton County, Arkansas in a family interested in nature introduced me to many aspects of the natural world. While we lived on a mountain, much of Benton County, especially the western...
by vfcadmin | May 6, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
Seeking the Face of God (Psalm 27) Michael Floyd, Editor The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?When the wicked advance against me to devour me,it is my enemies and my foes who will...
by vfcadmin | Apr 15, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
Let It Be Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Sometimes a phrase of a poem stays with you long after you have read it. One I remember is from T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” It is short, but captures for me the uncertainty, shame, and pathos of the...
by vfcadmin | Apr 8, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
I Was In Prison Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Fifty years ago this February, Charles Colson’s powerful memoir of his conversion experience, Born Again, was published. The world was different back in February of 1976, but this is a timeless story of repentance and...
by vfcadmin | Apr 1, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
Prayer for Guidance and Instruction (Psalm 25) Michael Floyd, Editor In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame,but shame will come on those...
by vfcadmin | Mar 29, 2026 | Blog Home, Year of Reflection
The Cross: Into the Ultimate Darkness [Note: This is Part 6 of a 7-part series on walking with Jesus from temptation to triumph.] The Cry That Changed Everything “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Darkness covered the land. For three hours, from...
