Natashia McVay

For the last couple months, I’ve talked about the STEPs we each need to take to be part of God’s special winning team. These practical strides help us reach the finish line in this life and the next. The first skill we need is strength, the second...

One of my all time favorite Olympic athletes is Michael Phelps. He is an Olympic swimmer who from a young age has done amazing things in the sports world. He has won 28 Olympic medals: 23 gold, three silver and two bronze. He set 39 world records ...

We each remember things we as children viewed with joy and excitement. One of those things for me was watching the Olympics. We gathered as a family and watched as amazing athletes from around the world competed to see who was the best at each spo...

Summer camps hold great memories for many people, whether they remember all the joys and friends as a camper or recall their many adventures and experiences as a staff member.

Have you ever wondered why you like certain foods or dislike others? Certainly it is due to our taste buds and how our mind interprets the food we eat. But it is just as determined by our upbringing — what our family ate or didn’t eat. Some famili...

A couple of months ago I was sitting in a medical office waiting room and over the speakers heard a Christian song I had never heard before. I jotted it down in my phone and when I got home looked it up. As I listened carefully to the words, I was...

As a child I always loved animals. After begging my parents for a furry friend, my father purchased me a number of rabbits. I even named one after the Bible character Ruth. I remember holding them, caring for them, playing with them, and watching ...

The church I co-pastor in Moscow, Idaho, has been involved in many different outreach programs and opportunities over the past few years. Our congregation has been willing to try things and see if those ideas work for our area and demographic. We ...

The past two and a half months have been some of the most challenging months of pastoral work I have ever experienced. The ever-changing atmosphere of our world, rising tensions, mounting pressures, the daily toil of “normal” life today is taking ...

I have many childhood memories that include fun times with friends and family, playing outdoors, reading books that sparked my imagination, and being taught the necessities of life. Among my memories, one in particular comes to mind whenever chall...