Weekly column by Kaelyn Pfenning
The leadership of a country impacts its citizens.
America is founded on the government being by the people, of the people, and for the people.
Therefore, we have a say in who governs us.
It’s nice to have an extra day away from work.
A church friend, who I hadn’t seen in a while due to COVID, asked if I wanted to come over for breakfast.
I agreed, and we enjoyed breakfast on her porch.
She made French toast, which we ate along with coffee and juice, while we took in the cooler morning air.
Love has often been hijacked to fit the definition of whoever is using the term.
Yet Scripture gives us some clear depictions of how genuine love looks, sounds and exhibits itself as well as what it is not.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 tells how love is patient and kind.
I love the beach.
The wind and waves are so relaxing and rejuvenating.
Brad and I drove down to the coast for a week away at a resort with an indoor pool, jacuzzi and boardwalk down to the beach.
We arrived late in the afternoon and settled into the place.
We need to bring back discipline, personal responsibility and accountability.
Most of us do not like to think about the consequences or results of our actions, especially when we have done something wrong.
We need to return to the standards of right and wrong set forth in the Bible.
Babies are blessings.
A few in my circle are expecting baby boys this fall—two of them will be their parents’ first child while one is joining two older sisters.
Children are special gifts and refining challenges.
While Brad and I do not have our own, we have spent time around our families and friends who have kids.
Truth is under attack.
When people say “that’s your truth” or “this is my truth,” how can we have any objective conversation based on shared understandings?
Definitions are regularly changing, and conflicting reports are everywhere.
There is nothing new under the sun.
With everything happening in our culture today, we may be tempted to think these “new” ideas are original to us and our country. They are not.
Just about 70 years ago, China experienced a turbulent civil war following World War II.
Brad and I traveled to Georgia recently to celebrate his grandparents’ 70th wedding anniversary.
They have been together since 1950.
We drove there Friday, stayed a couple nights, took family photos and spent time relaxing around his aunt and uncle’s pool.
Brad and I both got sunburned.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
If we fear anything more than the Lord, we are walking on dangerous ground as we are likely to shift our focus away from the reality given in the Word of God.
When I was young, my mom had us memorize a passage I still remember today.
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