• In the Wilderness

    In the Wilderness

    I’m a highly-functioning, anxious depressive. Doesn’t that sound fun? I hide it extremely well — the gift of being considered highly-functional. No one sees the panic flaring in my chest as…

  • Long Live Love

    Long Live Love

    If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the…

  • Love Can Change Someone’s World

    Love Can Change Someone’s World

    It is in this month that we are reminded of love. The first thought in many minds is that of Valentine’s Day and romantic love. Romantic love is indeed a beautiful…

  • Joshua Manning loves his neighbors

    Joshua Manning loves his neighbors

    I grew up in Southwest City, Missouri. Most people wave at you when they see you driving down the road. People are friendly to a fault. When I met someone who…

  • Love Allows Purpose In Pain

    Love Allows Purpose In Pain

    Now I want you to know,brothers and sisters,that what has happened to mehas actually served to advance the gospel.Philippians 1:12 I asked Chris Rees to my senior prom in 1991. It…

  • Rescued from Darkness

    Rescued from Darkness

    If we had an hour and two cups of tea, I would tell you a remarkable miracle story. words + photographs TERESA FLORA The story’s main characters met at the age…