Christmas Time Is Here . . . Almost Posted: Dec 09, 2009 by Phill Lytle I am very willing this time of the year to be vocal about God, spirituality, and all the rest. It's the meaning of the season, after all. Most people lower their defenses this time of year and that makes it much easier for me to be honest and truly express what God is doing for me, to me, and with me. I don't have to hide behind my well designed façade; I can let it all hang out in a manner of speaking. For most of the year I am a very reserved fellow, but you get me close to Christmas and I sort of lose my mind. Food tastes better. The air is purer. Life is richer. There is a feeling of rebirth or starting over that is intoxicating and it is impossible for me to ignore it or hide it. I have a light and it must and shall shine!   Read the full article…

Question of the Week: Twitter Posted: Aug 31, 2009 by Jacob Riggs This week's question of the week is: "Is it OK to tweet during church?" Post your responses below. Yours may be read on next week's podcast, FYI.  Read the full article…

Be Salty Posted: Aug 14, 2009 by Tanya Carden The other night, I decided to try out a new recipe: pasta with alfredo sauce, topped with blackened lemon-pepper chicken. It smelled absolutely wonderful. The whole time I was cooking, mine and my husband's mouths were watering. We couldn't wait to taste it! I followed the recipe exactly, but the first taste was terribly anticlimactic. All those wonderful scents that were filling the house seemed to disappear when they hit our taste buds—it was so bland. We could taste nothing of what we were smelling.  Read the full article…