The Spiritual Benefits of Losing at Chess

My husband, Bill, recently bought us a chess set. We are both beginners at chess. We have played two games. The first game we played together, I won. A couple of nights ago, I thought I was winning again, but suddenly I was checkmated. I didn’t see it coming.   When I...

Tribute to Carol Wever

I have been working for two weeks on my second post on 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, weighed down trying to sort it out and desiring to accurately communicate God’s truth.  However this post will be a bit different from our usual exploration of scripture as it pertains to...

Home Economics or Shop?

Last January I witnessed a conversation between one of my daughters and my 89 year-old father.  My dad was telling some stories about his youth, and he brought up that when he went to high school, all female students were required to take home economics and all male...

Pride and Pregnancy

By Ruth Burke The birth of my third child changed my life. It would be nice to follow that statement with some lovely thoughts about what a blessing children are, and how wonderful it is to be mother. While it is true that my children are a blessing and being a mother...