Reflections

"You're Stinkin' the Place Up!"

Matt Guilford I grew up in a Christian home. My dad worked in a factory, but he was also an ordained minister who occasionally filled in...

THE MEADOW

In the meadow beside the wood, we come together as families should.

JESUS' CHILDREN

Three of the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) relate the story of Jesus blessing the little children.

TIME

Time is a unique concept designed and created by God. It is for here on Earth, perhaps nowhere else.

Jesus and I had a mutual interest – a new me.

In 1980 at Rollins College, graduation approached for me with a realization - college hadn’t changed me. Four years of higher education...

WITHOUT A COMPASS

I grew up with church as an integral part of my life. My maternal grandfather was an Episcopalian priest and my mother raised her four...

HE HAS NEVER LET ME GO.

Being from a Southern Baptist family that only attended church on holidays when I was little, I followed my sisters and went before the...

"I'M SAVED! I'M SAVED!"

In the late 1960's, there were two godly women who traveled throughout Southeastern Michigan in the summer, providing vacation Bible...

"I'M GOOD!"

Several years ago a classmate from high school reached out to me on Facebook. One of his first questions to me was, "How are you doing...

I drifted away from walking with the Lord.

Fortunately, my parents and most of their families were born-again Christians. Strong Christians on both sides encouraged and set...

LORD, HELP ME FIND YOU

One day in school, there was lots of talk around the locker room about a Church revival. Many students were excited about the guest...

I WAS IN DEEP DESPAIR

Some time in my teens I decided that, although God exists, He is not involved in human affairs. I could tell you circumstances that led...

A SUNBEAM TO SHINE

My loving family of 10 went to church with my Dad’s urging. I observed him read the Bible at night and he made attempts to lead us in...

A DIVIDED SKY

I grew up in a home where Jesus was real, so I never really doubted the existence of God. God was interwoven into our family stories and...