In day to-day life we enjoy good days. Bills are paid on time. Debt has been reduced. Jobs are good. Life does have a way of ...

When I lived for a year in Asia as a graduate student, I adopted a few personal disciplines. One was to read the Bible cover to cover. As I read, I began looking for obscure phrases, hidden scriptural ...

One way an insight happens is when we hear something said in a way we hadn’t heard before … and, having been moved by the phrase or image, we think to ourselves: “Yes, I always knew that. Just never ...

It was an unseasonably cool day in autumn 2020. My husband, brother and I had just finished a full day of cleaning out my dad's house, the house my brother and I grew up in. My dad had unexpectedly ...

The new year is here, and you have a second chance! Whatever has gone wrong, you get a do-over. Christianity is a religion of second chances. It starts in the Old Testament, where God sends prophets ...

The line was long but moving steadily. We were all dressed the same, in long white robes. As I neared the front of the line to heaven, I could see Jesus’ face beam as He greeted each newcomer – until ...

I have trouble remembering things. Movies, for example. By the time I walk out of the theater, I’ve already forgotten the ...

The beginning of the New Year is typically a time for many of us to catch our breath from the old year and gather ourselves with renewed energy for a fresh beginning. We begin to plan new projects ...

Middle Valley Church of God announces that Pastor Mitch McClure will continue preaching on the theme "The Church Is Pretty Important" on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Pastor McClure's sermon title will be ...