Musings

By Myrna Conrad The start of a new year brings different thoughts and feelings for different people. Some are thankful that the past year is over, especially given the uncertainties of the last few years. There are those who are fearful of what the New Year might bring, given consequences...

By Sean Dietrich Once the holidays are over a lot of people curl up on their sofas and sink into clinical depression. And I am not kidding. I base this statement on an article sent to me by Glenn, a family therapist who notices a spike in depressed patients after the...

By Pastor Doug Stauffer Have you ever wondered how to make a difference in such a big world? The Bible says, “And of some have compassion, making a difference.” (Jude 22) Compassionate people are the difference makers. Additionally, God gives us the recipe for living peaceably by telling us to...

By Myrna Conrad Webster’s definition of Holy is “exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness; divine. God’s Word uses Holy exclusively in relation to God or something pertaining to God. Even Webster’s definition as “one perfect in goodness and righteousness” can only be descriptive...

By Pastor Doug Stauffer Another Thanksgiving Day has come and gone! Although I see my favorite holiday in my rearview mirror, my thankfulness should never subside. This holiday is a day of giving thanks, thus “thanks-giving,” but thanks to whom and thanks for what? Don’t misunderstand me; I am thankful...

By Myrna Conrad This month we will celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a holiday set aside to get together with family or friends and celebrate all that we have to be thankful for. Being aware of our blessings is important and should not be relegated to one day a year. I find...

By Sean Dietrich Hi. This is your late loved one speaking. I don’t have long, so listen up because I have a lot I want to tell you. First off, I get it. Ever since I left this world you have missed me, and I know you’re bracing for the holidays without...

By Rick Moore Buying presents for others is easier when you know what they like to collect. When someone asks me what they can buy for my mom, I let them know she collects teapots, which makes selecting a gift for her simple. My dad used to collect rare and...

By Pastor Doug Stauffer I joined the Air Force midway through my senior year and arrived at Eglin Air Force Base one year later. After two years on the base, I moved to Okaloosa Island, where I lived “the life” in one of two top-floor apartments of a four-plex at...

By Sean Dietrich I‘m sitting with my Methodist mother-in-law in the living room. We are replaying old memories like worn out records. There is a ballgame playing in the background. Braves are winning. She sits in her wheelchair, nursing a nightly glass of Metamucil. I am sitting in a fold-up rollator...