Author: Bo Bowden President, VAUMF About ten years ago I got a call from Glenn, a longtime friend of mine in South Carolina. I was on my way to a business meeting when he called to confirm what he had suspected. “I have cancer,” he said, crying. I tried to be supportive as I […]
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see. That hymn, its music and words, attributed to John Newton, has always moved me to emotion and deep gratitude. Many know the story behind this powerful offering of faith. […]
Author: Rev. Jim Harris I’ve always enjoyed April Fool’s Day. I’ve pulled some classic and original pranks on April 1st over the years, but this year with the coronavirus spreading across the world I find I am not in the mood, this is no laughing matter. I have been enjoying the humor of human behavior […]
Author: Rev. Tom Frost In these topsy-turvy days, one of the things that I notice in myself is the feeling that I am not in control. My normal routines are gone. This tiny virus that is so small that we can’t see, it has completely upended our way of life. I learned today that this […]
I have been thinking and praying for you today. The coronavirus pandemic seems to have gripped the whole world. Fear is in almost everything we see and do. God’s Word, the Bible, has much to say about fear, and I’d like to share several passages of scripture. Psalm 91:9-11 says, “If you make the Lord […]