Every Good and Perfect Gift

by Hope Lanier
Especially given some of the negative and naive perceptions I once had about missions and missionaries, it seems kind of ironic that I’ve grown into quite a mission buff. Growing up, I didn’t know any missionaries, but always imagined them to be people who were just a little bit “different.” From my perspective–as one [...]

Apple Dumpling Gang

by Janet Scouten 
On my birthday weekend, the family and I made a daytrip up to the mountains of North Carolina to go apple picking. Aside from the fact that I had turned (ack…ack…) 36, it was an absolutely glorious day.
As we drove to aptly-named Sky Top Orchard, following signs up the steep, narrow, twisting [...]