By Theresa Golden: I hate baking, but I love to cook. Let me explain. Baking takes a certain amount of skill that I do not have; therefore, it’s frustrating to me. If I don’t follow the directions explicitly to the most insignificant letter, I could end up with a mess on my hands.   Read More

By Elliotte Pearson (Elder): Salt…Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.”   Read More

By Pastor Scott Conner: When I took my first group of travelers to the Holy Land many years ago, I was part of a pilgrimage I will never forget. As we walk through the Sermon on the Mount this summer, I am drawn back to one particular event that took place during that journey.  Read More

By Theresa Golden: As a mom of boys, our home has often been mistaken for a war zone. Words and objects are tossed from one child to the other from across the room, and often from across the house. There’s not a whole lot of room for mercy between brothers.   Read More

By Phil Leyva: “I am going to give a cookie to the quietest child sitting criss-cross applesauce.” I have found myself saying these words while trying to control a room of fifty kindergarten and first grade students in our After School program.  Read More

By Joy Kimbril: I love watching home renovation shows. One of my favorites is Rehab Addict, where Nicole Curtis buys old, condemned homes in run-down neighborhoods, restoring them to their “former glory” and making them livable again.  Read More