Category: Ponder

Story by Randy Grathen. I was reading about Cain and Able when I received what I think was an amazing revelation. “First Separation.“ The bible talks about the first ever “Original Sin” being committed by Adam and Eve. But there was an even earlier transgression committed against God. It was not the sin of Disobedience,… Read more

Story by April Duncan. Thirteen years ago, I lost my first husband to cystic fibrosis. I knew he had the disease when I met him, but that didn’t matter to me. I fell in love with a person, and he was my person. The oxygen tank he carried around during our first few months never… Read more

Story by Scotty Gray I watch a lot of Christian movies; the Kendrick brothers, cloud 10, Pure Flix; and it really frustrates me when I see people portrayed as solid Christians; when asked about a terrible thing happening to, for example, a child. “Why would this happen to this kid, who is so innocent.”  “Why… Read more

Story by: Kristine Barnes On Friday, my husband and I are preparing to fly from our home in North Carolina for 10 days to visit our daughter’s family, my brother’s family, and attend a 25th class reunion. My husband’s sister and her two daughters were also scheduled to leave the state on Friday to go to… Read more

Story by Luke Schoenhoff My son, Joshua was born December 4, 1986. At 2 months old, he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis or CF for short (a chronic fatal illness). His Mom and I were told the average age for kids who passed away was 8 years old. Every couple of years, we would be… Read more

Meeting Jesus Face to Face. Story by Randy Grathen. (Author’s note) To put this story in context, you need to know it was 1965, in the one parish I attended as a kid in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Everything I wrote in the story is my personal experience, not an indictment of the church in general.… Read more

Story by Randy Grathen In the small town of Camdenton Missouri where we lived, there is an intersection known as “The Square.” The square is the junction of two county highways that run through the center of our town. Morning rush hour at The Square during the school year would rival any large city. Most… Read more

Story by: Scotty Gray I was just thinking… about a video I recently saw online.  It was two men – one most likely in his 60s, the other probably in his late 20s, debating God before a small crowd in an outdoor amphitheater. The younger of the 2 men was claiming that God was mean… Read more

Story by Randy Grathen It perplexes me how people react to Christian themed memes posted in places like Facebook. Some memes go straight to the heart, either to convict us or to console us. Some are thought provoking or heartwarming. Many are reminders of the special relationship we have with God. Others are reminders of… Read more