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...

Free Speech

I picked up a copy of the Wall Street Journal on a trip recently.  I read an interview with Richard Epstein, by Tunku Varadarajan, entitled “The First Amendment Is for Neo-Nazis, Too” (2017).  Epstein, an emeritus law professor who calls himself a “classical liberal,”...

In Response to Charlottesville

By Ruth Burke I had originally written a different post for this week but after the white supremacist march in Charlottesville I knew I had to respond. White supremacy is evil and completely incompatible with the gospel. But that is not what this post is about. As a...

Do Great Things

By Debbie Boyce I opened my computer recently to discover a beautiful photograph on my startup screen, courtesy of  Microsoft. The spectacular landscape drew me in. I wanted to know where the photo was taken.  It was an aerial view of farmland, with a hot air balloon...

Women are Life-givers

By Debbie Boyce “The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living” (Genesis 3:20).   Women are life-givers. What do I mean by that?  Not that we can create life – only God can create life.  However, humans were designed to do some amazing...

Can Jesus Understand the Pain of Childbirth?

By: Ruth Burke During a recent church service I was holding my sleeping baby and thinking about the pain she caused me. I know that’s a bit strange, but please bear with me. My husband was leading the communion portion of the service and had handed our seven...