Author: Andrew Bors (Andrew Bors)

By Becky Holcomb Mid-August, 7:30 am, cicadas whirling, 93% humidity, zinnias blooming: It is time for my school year resolutions. Here we are, friends.  The beginning of school is looming.  The old adage of “live each day like it is your last” takes on new meaning in August. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE school! ...

By Beth Ann Olesen I recently went on a safari. Sure, the vines were made out of paper, the savanna was the halls of New Life, and the wildlife were the 75 three- to six-year-olds that attended, but it was a safari nonetheless. This year I was tasked with teaching the daily Bible lesson at...

By Hannah Emert I still remember the first morning I went to adult Sunday school, I was still in high school.  I felt very grown-up. The speaker spoke about International Justice Mission and the work they do to restore the lives of human trafficking victims.  After the presentation, we were asked what we as a...

By Ward Shope It seems that facial recognition is the hot technological innovation at the moment.  Of course, NCIS has been using it for years – according to the TV show.  They’re able to identify anyone in seconds with just a picture.  Even my laptop uses some rendition of the software.  When I open the...

By Ward Shope I once read or heard that you can tell how wealthy someone is by the number of options open to them.  Intuitively, we know this is true.  My “ride” can be more comfortable, more acoustically refined, more sophisticated in appearance and bear the emblem that testifies to a certain station in life...

By Beth Ann Olesen “The days are long, but the years are short.” This pithy observation is never more true than in the throes of summer. It is currently 7:00 am. My son, who has already eaten two breakfasts this morning, wants to know when lunch is. My daughters have been fighting since daybreak, when...

By Debbie Shope It’s summer!!  As a teacher, I can shout those words with a vigor that would rival any eleven-year-old on the last day of school. And, like said eleven-year-old, if I am honest, my dream of summer is guided by the principle “Now I get to do what I want!”  As an adult,...

By Charlotte Gleason When you think of the word “song,” you probably do not think of sorrow. You might think of a sunny day. You might think of a whistling gentleman jumping and clicking his heels. But we have all heard songs of sorrow: the “my-girl-left-me” country song, the deathbed aria, or the laments of...

By Ward Shope “How’s your prayer life?”  It’s one of those questions I don’t know what to do with.  You can’t say, “Great!”  That’s the sort of spiritual non-starter that disrespects someone bold enough to ask the question.  It’s not likely true anyway.  Most of us feel the pang of guilt about all the things...

By Jane Highley For the last five years or so, I have noticed a growing interest in personality typing systems and frameworks. Some have been around for centuries, while others have been developed within the last decade. It’s not surprising that I began to hear and read more about these personality tests and quizzes when...

By Tim Shaw As a child, I thought the book of Jonah was about a successful missionary who is miraculously swallowed by a big fish while on his way to share God’s Word with the people of Nineveh. Reading Timothy Keller’s recently published The Prodigal Prophet: Jonah and the Mystery of God’s Mercy (Viking: New...

By Beth Ann Olesen Ask anyone who knows me: I am a planner. I think through every second of every day hours, days, sometimes weeks in advance (and often at 3:00 in the morning). I have backup plans for backup plans, and I try to maximize time and efficiency in all things. While this trait...