On Faith
Focus on God’s constancy to avoid spiritual whiplash
Many centuries ago, there lived a reluctant prophet of God in the ancient land of Judah. It was ...
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Rev. Drs. Casey and Bob Baggott
On Faith
‘If your life is your sermon, what are you saying?’
Years and years ago at a preaching seminar, the leaders distributed materials to those of us in attendance ...
On Faith
World is full of formative teachers … including you
As fall rolls on, kids everywhere are back to their routines. They are back to school. Do the ...
My Vero
A sweet feeling comes with giving like a honeycomb
A wise person once commented that there are three kinds of givers in the world: the flint, the ...
On Faith
Our simplest good deeds will take us heavenward
There is an old Hasidic tale about a holy rabbi who lived in a tiny Russian village. The ...
On Faith
Confidence and belief can help you conquer that giant
One of our all-time favorite stories from scripture is the tale of David and Goliath from the book ...
On Faith
Who do you think you are? Just remember WHOSE you are
Mark Trotter tells the story of a man whose great ambition was to become a general in the ...
On Faith
It takes courage to be kind, but surely it’s worth the risk
Kindness seems like an old-fashioned word. And it does have history. It apparently derives from or is related ...
On Faith
We all discover in time how hope and history rhyme
We’ve come to love a beautiful poem called “Doubletake” by Irish poet Seamus Heaney. It seems to be ...
On Faith
Stressed? Find peace by keeping calm and carrying on
Have you seen all the paraphernalia emblazoned with the line: “Keep Calm and Carry On?” We noticed items ...
On Faith
Defining moments make us stronger, more faithful
An insightful author once noted that “a person reaches maturity when he or she finally accepts the event ...
On Faith
Invest your wisdom and compassion in ways that matter
Jesus once told a provocative little parable about a master who, in leaving town, left his possessions in ...