by vfcadmin | Nov 5, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Whom Do You Admire? Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer We all need heroes, people we can point to and say, “I want to be like that.” While there are many exceptional people in the church now and throughout history, it’s sometimes hard to distinguish which person is worthy...
by vfcadmin | Oct 29, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Characteristics of Love Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Over the last few months, a recurring theme in my reading and thinking has been love, specifically the love of God, agape in Greek. One of my favorite C. S. Lewis books is The Four Loves. Based on a series of radio...
by vfcadmin | Oct 22, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Fear, Stress, and Hope Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer On August 25, 2025, we had an active shooter alert on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. Although the situation proved to be a hoax with no one injured and no gunman found, the impact of this event...
by vfcadmin | Oct 15, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Preaching is More than Words Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer I have had a courtside view of the church in action for the last couple of years as a dear friend, her family, and their church came alongside a number of low-income residents in an apartment complex in...
by vfcadmin | Oct 8, 2025 | Year of Reflection
I’ve Been to Mother Jones’s Grave Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer One June many years ago I was driving through southern Illinois and happened on the Union Miners Cemetery, near Mount Olive, and the monument to Mother Jones. Mary Harris Jones was, to quote her page on...
by vfcadmin | Oct 1, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Psalms and Conversation Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer One of the most memorable spiritual experiences of my life occurred on the campus of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. I was attending a conference at the school when a tornado warning sent us to the basement...
