by Kate Kooyman When I was in the hospital, the day my first baby was born, news had just broken of the earthquake in Haiti.

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Dear Readers, I’m pleased to share with you this thoughtful reflection written by Karen Barker as part of a fall sermon series our church has

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At first it was awful, the silence. I was angry, of course. I fumed around the house, slammed doors, felt sorry for myself. After a

  As I greeted members of my church following a morning service, a woman came up to me, shook my hand and thanked me for

By Sarina Gruver Moore When I teach Milton’s Paradise Lost I am at pains to point out to students that Milton’s Eden is not a place of

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;     before the “gods” I will sing your praise. – Psalm 138:1   My mother is famous for writing thank