Be Encouraged

Andor Foldes was a great Hungarian concert pianist. He once recounted a kiss that changed his life. He was 16 years old and feeling very low because of an ongoing […]

Thinking of Gifts

Long ago, there ruled in Persia a wise and good king. He loved his people. He wanted to know how they lived. He wanted to know about their hardships. Often, […]

The Power of One

In the 1988 film Willow, written by George Lucas and Bob Dolman, the village sorcerer asks the titular character, “Which finger has the power to control the world?” In the […]

Blessings, Prayer, and Thanksgiving

Well, two things of import have occurred for the family at Baker Heights. First and foremost, we have a new pulpit minister. Welcome to the Dilbeck family. We can praise […]

On Being Thankful

Some people think being thankful all the time is like constantly going around with a goofy smile on your face and being insensitive to other people’s feelings. Some think it […]

Organic Outreach

Genuine. Authentic. Real. Prized relationships revolve around these concepts. We do not trust fake and flaky people. Smarminess and superficiality make us feel used and unimportant. However, genuine fealty and […]

Names

This last week in Ladies Class we talked about the importance of some of the names in the book of Acts; how Saul had become Paul, Barnabas (Son of encouragement) […]

Prayer

I approached the elders couple a month ago, and they gave me the go ahead to teach the Wednesday night Auditorium class in the month of December and focus on […]

“Beta” Mode

The other day, I received an invitation to try a “Beta” version of some new software. In the digital world, that means that it is available for public use with […]

Change??

What is our greatest need in life?   Is it to be happy? We may long for a change in our circumstances, and sometimes that’s what we get. But a […]