From a sermon given on January 29, 2017 at Providence Church. Jesus said some difficult things. Among the most difficult for us Amer...

Sometimes it is good to take a step back from a portrait being painted to take it in as a whole. Our artist, Luke, has been painting a por...

The annual Providence MANday Night Chili Cookoff has happened. We had about 40 contestants, and about 160 chili eaters (although the only o...

In our culture financial matters can be a real source of stress—not that we worry where our next meal will come from like much of the rest ...

Everyone needs down time. As I've mentioned before , I love rabbit hunting. For that reason, I look forward to November-February all ye...

As I write, it just became 2017. It's New Year’s Day. Besides bowl games and hangovers, the most common ritual of this holiday is “mak...

Whew, what a year. While we can probably say that about any year, this one was one for the books. Of course I am specifically thinking abou...

by Chad Sparks Twas the night of FIRST Christmas, and all round the earth A few were expecting our great Savior’s birth. But outsid...