Pastor Larry Sundin, Rock Springs Church When was the last time you were surprised by an act of kindness? Jesus illustrated what kindness looks like when he told the story of the Good Samaritan. In the story, Jesus tells us of a traveler who is beaten, robbed, and left for dead. First, a priest comes…
Betsy Lydle Smith Two stars joined the night sky this week shining brightly from the east. They ascended one by one with different facets of gemlike qualities, strong and courageous, their truth shone forth. They raised us up to know our brilliance, lives well-lived, with love, joy, and wonder. One sang and danced, the other…
At J. Warren Funeral Services and Mountain View Cemetery, our commitment has always been to serve families with compassion, dignity, and care. As the needs of our community continue to change, we are proud to be making improvements at Mountain View Cemetery and expanding our services to provide families with more choices for honoring and…
Gary Chalk Health experts have long suggested that Living Retired may lead to a sedentary lifestyle. They recommend we keep active socially, mentally, and physically. This is why many retirees socialize playing cards with their friends, read to keep their brain active, and play pickleball so they can gripe about the emergency room wait times.…
David Zapatka In a recent conversation with a dear friend about my belief that consciousness is universal and present in all matter, I commented that all of nature and all matter are alive with some degree of awareness and consciousness. This led to “There is no ‘dead’ matter, blind or unconscious law in the cosmos…
Martin Bender The German Officer commanded “Aktioin, Sieg heil.” The German prisoners of war quickly fell into formation at attention. With a return “Heil Hitler” salute, each POW shouldered a cotton sack. The work party, one of many that October morning in 1944 in Arizona, was formed and ready to attack a local cotton field.…