Gayle

It was December 26, 2025, and my 13-year-old granddaughter wanted to go shopping with her Christmas money. She and I began to travel to her desired store, which was a simple 5 miles from her home. The traffic was not bad on the freeway, and as always, I’m diligent about my turn signals, blind spots, and designated speed.   The exit was only a mile ahead, so I began to indicate that I was turning into the righthand lane.  My turn signal was on, I checked for my blind spots, and I prepared to...

Christmas is a time of giving.  We give gifts to family, friends, and neighbors.  But the biggest gift that was given, was from God Himself to mankind. Jesus Christ came to reconcile man back to God through His birth.  John 3:16 say, “For God so loved the world, that HE GAVE His only begotten Son, that whoever believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”   CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS: This Christmas, several people helped prepare and deliver food gift bags to the less fortunate, the...

WHO ARE YOU BEFRIENDING? Jesus shared meals and had conversations with people (sinners) long before He shared values. Just being together with people and having a genuine, honest conversation, and listening to those who aren't believers in Christ, over time, can cause walls to fall down. Loving people makes space for conversation and draws people to Christ.  I personally know that from experience. For you see, Betty Thompson, years ago, befriended me when I was 33 years old, and I had never...