Time to Take a Devotional Break: Inclusive & Exclusive

Inclusive and exclusive: two words that seem total opposites. One means that all are welcome while the other implies some restrictions are...

The Amish Cook: Gloria reflects on the boys’ first day of...

We are home from church. The three oldest boys are playing volleyball in the kitchen (with a soft ball) and Julia, the...

Here’s the Thing: Clearing up “stuff” engenders whole bunches of other...

The middle of the second week of January 2024 and already it seems like this year is in overdrive. Took the Christmas...

A Joyful Noise: A Holy New Year

I sometimes wonder what people discard first: Their Christmas trees or New Year’s resolutions. Arguably, both symbolize the joys...

The Amish Cook: Gloria spends a memorable Christmas Eve in the...

“Mom, may we sleep in the barn on Christmas Eve?” Christmas Eve was the warmest day so far in...

Here’s the Thing: My river view – Missing bridges, fears, and...

Note: The following is based on my 04-15-2015 journal entry from our Wabash River to the Gulf of Mexico (source-to-sea) kayak trip.

Time to Take a Devotional Break: Between Two Seasons

December 26th through January 1st is a strange time of year. The frenzy of Christmas preparations, travel, and celebrations...

Here’s the Thing: Celebrating and grieving at Christmas – her memory...

As I write the first draft of this column, it is December 19, 2023—the 20th anniversary of the death of my daughter...

Parks Department announces Gingerbread contest winners

Christmas Cottage by Flora Paxson By BARBARA BARBIERI This year the Bluffton Park Department’s Gingerbread...

Events at the Creative Arts Council of Wells County

428 S. Oak St. in Bluffton 260-824-5222 www.wellscocreativearts.com creativeartscouncil@gmail.com Facebook:...