Dedicated to my sister, Bridgit Gallagher-Strachan A number of years ago, I was at my older sister’s home when a few of her grandkids began to argue with each other. It caught me off guard that, as the exchange slowly escalated, my sister broke in and simply said...
Written by Renee Dugan, STF full time staff member Sensationalized media. Sickness and trauma. Terror threats. Global news stories of war, persecution, the tyranny against freedom in everyday life—let’s face it. On a day-to-day basis, our peace is under attack. We...
“He’s dead.” “She’s dead.” How many millions of human hearts have been torn asunder by those words, spoken by a doctor, a state trooper, or a relative in regard to one’s wife, husband, baby, child, mother, father, brother, sister, or best friend? The thudding finality...
Galatians 5:22 and 23 (22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentleness and self-control. Love “Love” is the very nature of God, for God is love (1 John 4:7-12 and 16). The Greek word is agape. [1] Love...
Although I personally believe that Christ was born in September of 3 B.C.—probably September 11th to be exact [1] —I still think it’s great that our culture takes time to celebrate the Lord’s birth in December. I’m thankful for anytime we spend celebrating Christ!...