The Puzzle

The Puzzle

by Pastor Douglas Brauenr Fitting in There is a fun pastime that my family enjoys, along with millions of other people across the world: Completing puzzles! I bet you have a puzzle somewhere in your home right now. Even as a child, I enjoyed the process of dumping the pieces out of the box, setting […]

The Beauty of Community

The Beauty of Community

by Anna Haiar We’re Not Meant to do Life Alone “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow.” Ecclesiastes 4:9–10, English Standard Version The other day, I walked outside and discovered that my lilac bush had become the gathering […]

The Gatekeeper

The Gatekeeper

by Kala Loptien The Good Shepherd “But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.” John 10:2-3 English Standard Version Gates are an important component. They function to both […]