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Spectators watch with bated breath then cheer as cowboys and cowgirls alike mount bucking broncos, speed around barrels on horseback or skillfully exe...

With the joy the Christmas holiday brings, people find many reasons to celebrate during this festive season. Some celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ;...

“Christmas forces us to deal with all the mess of our humanity in the context of God, who has already entered the mess in the glorious birth of Jesus....

It was George Santayana who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That sentiment fuels Carol Raney’s work as a teache...

I’ve been thinking a lot about Advent lately: the season of waiting, of preparation, of yearning for Jesus. Advent officially starts this coming Sunda...

This weekend we started the process of decking the halls at the Underwood home. We are what some might call “over-decorators,” which is another way of...

It’s almost winter now, but it’s a good time to plan to see some beautiful flowers at festivals next year. In addition to those I mentioned last week,...

“Take care lest you forget …” Several times in Deuteronomy the Lord speaks these words to the Israelites. He knew their hearts could easily be distrac...

Bulbs are planted, and we need a good freeze, so I call it. We need the plants to go to sleep and wake up and start the growing process, to peep out o...

At any given time, the sound of bleating sheep and whinnying horses can be heard at Montgomery Oaks, the farm of Scott and Tricia Montgomery. The dese...