Have you ever had to adjust your bathroom scales or car speedometer? In the digital age, such adjustments are often either unneeded or difficult to make but remain important. Some friends of ours own a company specializing in inspecting commercial scales to be certain they weigh correctly. The Virginia Department…
Building a Life With the Master Builder As we enter a brand-new year, it’s a perfect opportunity to think, pray, and reflect on how we’re living our lives. We take inventory of the year ended and often resolve to make positive changes going forward. One way to consider our time…
We stand on a borderline dividing an old land we have journeyed through from a new one we have never seen. We owe God a debt of gratitude and praise for all the blessings He’s poured over us in 2025 as well as for walking with us through some dark…
We all love to get good news, but what would be the best news you could hear today? The answer to that question would depend on what’s going on in your life right now. For someone deep in debt, the good news would be that their liabilities had been paid…
Praise God for the season of Advent! Christians everywhere are preparing their hearts, souls, and minds to celebrate the arrival of God’s Son, Jesus Christ! To do so, we sing carols, purchase gifts, decorate our homes, and worship God every chance we get for the promised Messiah, now delivered. I’m…
We are now officially in the Advent Season as we eagerly anticipate the culmination of our celebrations of Jesus’ arrival on December 25! With Black Friday and Cyber Monday behind us, last minute Christmas shopping has begun in earnest. This is the season for everything red and green. One of…
In my younger years I was privileged to teach Leadership Development at Central High School. One of the highlights of the course was a field trip to Washington, DC to learn about leadership firsthand. We usually visited with our Representative and Senators and observed the House and Senate in session.…
Have you ever asked God, “Why?” Few people there are who haven’t looked toward heaven and cried out in despair asking God to explain Himself. But as we learn from the book of Job, He doesn’t always do so, although He has promised to be with us no matter…
As every faithful reader of this column knows, I enjoy taking my gun for woodland walks this time of year. If a nice buck should happen to appear, so much the better! But even when it doesn’t happen, which is most of the time, it’s always good to be outdoors.…
Firearms season for deer is finally here! While it’s not yet regular rifle season, muzzleloading weapons can be used through next Friday. I’ve already been out a few times and while I haven’t seen any bucks yet, I’m ready for two of them if they should come along as I…