Spirituality

In this time of turmoil, there is always hope

By Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. Guest Writer How much more can we endure?  Almost 180,000 of our fellow citizens have died from this scourge of a pandemic that just does not want to go away. The streets are filled with angry people,...

Google and a walk teach a memorable lesson

By Lynne Hartke Guest Writer Water. Check. Sunscreen. Check. Hiking snack. Check. “Do you have everything?” my husband Kevin asked as he waited by the front door of our cabin. After thirty-eight years of marriage, he was used...

These difficult times can teach us valuable lessons

By Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. Guest Writer In a small village was a wise man who told his followers, “Something can be observed and learned from anything.  And we may learn not only from the things God made.  The creations of...

Everyone has the opportunity to walk by faith in Jesus

By Billy Holland Guest Writer As just another messenger for God’s kingdom, I’m eternally grateful for the privilege to serve Him. We are living in an hour where the window of His grace is open and there is much to do before...

Knowing God is the key to trusting him

By Rev. Billy Holland Guest Writer   The Biblical account of David and Goliath is one of most popular stories from the Bible. Israel and the Philistines were enemies as this true account finds them preparing for battle, but...

Illness can put us on a long road to healing

By Rabbi Irwin Wiener Guest Writer   We are constantly struggling to come to terms with illness; we hear our own voices as we attempt to understand our suffering.   Overwhelmed by the rush of fear, and guilt and grief, we...

Religious expression is not a license to incite

By Rabbi Irwin Wiener Guest Columnist   At every public gathering, a prayer is offered by clergy invoking God’s blessings on the purpose and participants.   Debates have ensued and have included pronouncements from the...

Do not dwell on the past, do the new thing

By Lynne Hartke Guest Writer   I had forgotten the hard work that is needed at the start of a large project, even one similar to what I had done in the past.  I spent the morning doing more deleting than adding as I worked...

Ravens lead to a revelation amid Red Rock

By Lynne Hartke Guest Writer The name of the location — Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness — said it all. Wilderness. Check. Mountain. Check. Red Rock. Check. And that secret bit? It may have been a well-known fact to some...

Enjoy life as it was intended, but plant seeds

By RABBI IRWIN WIENER Guest Columnist In ancient writings we are instructed to remember that a person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing that he might have enjoyed but did not. Not for sins or...