Adult Ministry

When I said “I do” to the love of my life, I meant it. I also meant “till death do us part.” I was making a promise to him and to God that I would love, honor, and care for him as long as I lived. It was a sacred covenant. We were in love […]

Remember the days when it seemed that everyone went to church—and participated in Sunday school? When reporting attendance, my home church also used to record the number of Bible chapters each class had read during the previous week. The youth would often read a lot of scripture in an effort to have more chapters than […]

How does the church treat its older members? Unfortunately, those who are no longer able to participate regularly in the life of the church may be forgotten. Often these people are the very ones who were instrumental in establishing and building the church—through their gifts of time, energy, and resources. This situation is not limited […]

Few people like to admit that they can no longer do everything for themselves; even fewer are willing to ask for help when they truly need it. We all need to do those things of which we are capable, but we also need to be aware when help is needed. Many times such help comes […]

Many of us grew up—or our kids did—in the time of a TV show called The Waltons. As you may remember, the setting took place during the depression when money was so tight it was hard to scrape up enough to buy a sack of flour at the neighborhood general store. The lack of money […]

Yes, there are all kinds of people trying to get access to your pocket book, bank account, credit cards, and e-mail address. I feel rather foolish telling you this, but I have been the victim of several scams. I thought I was a fairly intelligent, astute, and cautious person, but I discovered that I am […]

Written by Rev. Taylor Young   A hot-button word that I hear in media and church is “Biblical Marriage”. So I constantly ask: What do you consider to be a Biblical marriage? Was any property or money exchanged between your families in order to make your marriage happen? How did your parents arrange your wedding […]

It’s 5:45 a.m. I am desperately reaching to find my phone. Its alarm is set on the lowest volume possible so I can shut it off before it is heard by Hayden, who sleeps across the hall. He is 8 years old, a lover of life, and doesn’t mind in the least starting each day […]

Most people enjoy a good sandwich; my favorites are bacon, lettuce, and tomato and a freshly grilled hamburger with all the trimmings. Yum! While we enjoy eating sandwiches, we don’t enjoy BEING sandwiched. Many of you who are reading this are, like me, caught between so many different demands that it’s like being sandwiched. Your […]

When I was the mother of a young child, a co-worker asked me what I was doing to take care of myself, how I was finding time for me. Many years have passed, but I still remember that conversation. She was right; I was so preoccupied with a full-time job and taking care of a […]