Why I raised my daughters like boys

By Gary Moore Editor’s Note: Gary is a full-time follower of Christ, a husband and father, and a pastor. His meditations and musings on doctrine, ministry, family, photography…and humor, can be found at myevensong.com. We were delighted that he agreed to...

Changing the oil with Dad, then and now

By Christopher Dudley Many years ago, as a young boy, cars were commonly worked on by the average person. They were relatively basic and the tools to work on them were not complicated or expensive. If you had the knowledge and mechanical aptitude, you could do a...

Vignettes from a thankful pastor’s wife

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following little stories were sent to me by my dear friend Sarah Slyman, who began her message with this: “sorry! (sic) We are going non stop (sic) over here. Literally, (sic) non-stop!! now (sic) summer breaks is here already and maybe things will...

He is always in my heart

By Surjit Singh Flora He is always in my heart. I will always love him forever…and I have so much pain in my heart. I couldn’t believe I lost him, just like that. My heart will never heal. Underneath the calm and happy mask, pain and turmoil continues to churn....
A father, a daughter, a weekend

A father, a daughter, a weekend

By Emily Alexander I grew up pretty sheltered in a retirement community in Arkansas. The average age of the person on my street was about 60 years old. Blue hair, yapping small Chihuahuas, and corny yard ornaments littered our corners. I was my parent’s “miracle...
WATER

WATER

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is published with permission from Benjamin Watson, an NFL tight end who played for the New England Patriots (winning a Super Bowl ring in 2004), and currently plays for the New Orleans Saints. The story first appeared as a blog...