When discipleship stops short
North of Akron is (or maybe was) a great tower that reached well above surrounding buildings – including the church building for which it...
Native plants are vital to environment
I don’t know about you, but I have found this year’s gardening season to be very frustrating. Too much rain so early in the...
Make sure to choose right decorative container
Plants grown in containers offer homeowners flexibility, whether the plants are houseplants indoors or colorful annuals on your porch or patio. Planting in containers...
Yoders ringing in the school year
School bells are ringing or, more accurately, they are about to ring for the first time in two-and-a-half hours.It’s true; after a term of...
Literary legacy of Frederick Buechner
Thirty years ago when I had finished my time in seminary and was waiting for a place of ministry to open up, I had...
Working together with families
Editor’s Note: This week’s column is written by Jeriah Raber, Gloria’s brother. He is writing the column this week while Gloria catches her breath....
Planter pots make flower gardening easy
Most home gardeners agree that perennials are less trouble than annual bedding plants, because “they come back every year so you don’t have to...
Overcoming our empathy deficit
I recently listened to a presentation by Johnny C. Taylor Jr., the president and CEO of SHRM (the Society for Human Resource Management). Yes,...
Do your tree’s leaves look scorched?
Do you see patches of dark, almost black foliage on your ornamental pear trees? Are the branch tips turning black and wilting into a...
Daddy sang best is yet to come
They all stood in a circle in the living room. Jesse suggested we sing Daddy’s song: ” Oh, the Best is Yet to Come.”My...
