Last weekend I transplanted flower bulbs and plants a friend gave me. Excited to get them into the ground, I stuck my shovel into the dirt with great anticipation. The only thing that moved was dust ...

I’ve known many people in my life. Some I’ve met for just a moment, but have never forgotten them. Like this very good and kind pastor I met in a waiting room once. Immediately, I saw his servant’s ...

“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever” (1 Chronicles 16:34). I’m thankful. I’m thankful every morning when I wake up for another day of life. Another day and all the ...

"God's Compass: Finding His Direction," the first collection of writings of "Sioux City Journal" devotional columnist, Kathy Yoder, was released this week and purchase information is available at ...

“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23). I celebrated my birthday earlier ...

There’s a crispness in the morning air that only comes during one season of the entire year. It’s not present during rainy spring afternoons or the occasional cool summer night. The crispness in ...

I was drying a juice glass when it slipped from my hand and fell onto the floor. Here’s the odd part. As it was falling, time slowed down. I tried to catch it, but it was just outside my reach. Slowly ...

Even though he’d led the people of Israel out of Egypt and through the wilderness for 40 years, Moses knew that he would not be allowed to cross over into the Promised Land, the land flowing with milk ...

The weather last week made everyone stop what they were doing and take notice. Many plans were not only interrupted, but completely halted. Events were cancelled. Schools and businesses closed.

Coroner Kathy Yoder said the four — Christopher H. Simmons, 33, Chelsea L. Lusher, 31, Trina J. Hollings, 31, and Armoni L. Bennett, 13 — were all pronounced dead at the house in the 900 block of Lee ...