By Kristin Ashley I love summer camp! I am so so thankful that as a child I had the experience of attending Lake Lundgren Bible Camp. There is something amazing for kids and adults when they can retreat to a beautiful natural location and focus on our creator. The simple joys of singing songs...
To tempt or to lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving; to seduce or lead astray from one's true course. Every day I am faced with a decision and it isn’t an easy one to make. I have to choose to move toward the mission I want to accomplish...
Cindy (center) as a teenager with her brother and mother in one of the last pictures of her mom before she died of cancer at age 41. By Cindy Vandermause In Day 25, Rick Warren focuses on Romans 8:28 and transformation through trouble. He asks, ”What problem in my life has caused the...
By Bobby Coverston I love learning, but I don’t love reading. I most certainly can read and if I say so myself, I read very well and articulately. I have never been shy to read aloud a passage from scripture or a book. My ability to read is quite established. My speed of reading...
By Marilyn Bazett-Jones This time of year, I get excited as I look outside and see the trees beginning to bud. With both the warmth and the light increasing day by day, the magnolia has large pink buds, waiting to pop. The lilac bush has tiny bursts of purple and light green. The house plants...
By Mike Vandermause We used to call them “gut busters.” Every Monday and Wednesday during my four-year tenure as a University of Wisconsin middle distance runner, we would get put through the ringer in practice. The grueling workouts devised by our coach were difficult, even...
By Troy Murphy This week I took on the task of repainting one of the bedrooms in our home. I started by sanding the walls and filling all the holes with spackle. As I inspected I kept finding more work to do. I considered fixing a whole section by removing the drywall. I talked myself out of...
By Bobby Buffington Have you ever tried to walk two large dogs at the same time? I remember as a kid at my cabin taking two of our family dogs for a walk. As a result of their weight and strength, and my eight-year-old physique, it was probably more accurate to say that they took me for a...
By Tricia Murphy Day 19 had some very personal challenges for me. You see, I don’t like conflict. I get that pit in my stomach and it feels like I might puke, if I had to be honest. I usually see the conflict as a barrier to the friendship so I usually manage to figure out a different way...
By Kim Sechler Do you remember the TV show “Cheers”? The show made its debut in 1982 and became one of the most popular situation comedies. I didn’t watch very many episodes, but the characters and the nature of their interactions remind me of what the church could be...
