This editorial column written by Dr. Bob Hayden was published in the most recent print edition of The GRIP. Someone once said, “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.” Well, I think someone said that. If no one said it, consider it said now because it’s clever. It also has much to do […]
Like life to be a well digger
June 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment
An editorial column by Dusty Takle We live on a farm in a very rural area. We have satellite internet (oh, the humanity); we have dirty cars because of dirt roads; and we have a well. I’ve adjusted fairly well to rural living and often remind myself that the reward is greater than any inconveniences […]
Don’t underestimate your value
June 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The following is an editorial column by Maria McCoy that appeared in the last print edition of The GRIP. This is going to sound harsh. I don’t intend for it sound that way but I DO hope to get through to someone. I see and hear it every day. Most of the time it’s a […]
You aren’t invisible; I see you
May 15, 2017 by 2 Comments
Editorial column written by Maria McCoy I see you. The one who takes a few minutes after parking to get out of your car because you want to avoid the crowds at the grocery store. The one who walks slowly, leaning on the cart because the pain is too much to bear. The one who […]
Embrace each of life’s “last times” – the moments that will never come again
January 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
MARIA MCCOY – COLUMNIST ::: The funny thing about “the last time” is that you rarely ever get the opportunity to know, understand and appreciate that it’s the last time. One minute, you’re buying Iron Man dolls off of a Christmas list and by the same time the following year, you are looking at a […]
Discipline your mind to destroy those thoughts not from God
December 15, 2016 by 3 Comments
DUSTY TAKLE – RELIGION COLUMNIST ::: I have moments where I worry just like you. I let my thoughts run wild. I don’t discipline them, and before I know it, I find myself awake in the middle of the night doing the exact opposite of what I tell other people to do. Anxiety fills me. Fear […]
Will wonders never cease?
December 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
DR. BOB HAYDEN ::: First, to answer my question, I hope not. They have not yet. I see “wonders” almost every day in my practice. A “wonder” for me is when someone gets well, or perhaps better, against the odds. Seeing this firsthand in a health care environment is like having a toy for which […]
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