Category: Editorials

Emerald Greene emerald@greenepublishing.com It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of the January/February 2025 issue of The Front Porch magazine. The new issue has been mailed out and subscribers…

When I prepared to write something for our weekly visit, I really didn’t know what I was going to write. Then, a quick glance at the calendar and a bit of math…

With the new year comes new beginnings, new seasons of life, maybe new relationships, hardships, triumphs, and who knows what else. Before looking forward to all the new goals and achievements you’re…

What evidence can be given that God can grant hope to the Christian and they will become His “inheritance?” Paul says it is the resurrection and the positioning of Jesus at God’s…

Is there a sin that keeps harassing you – the one you thought you’d conquered, only to find it creeping back? At first, only occasionally, but now, much more often. Should you…

For eight years, my family lived the military life. We were bound by the rhythm of military service: deployments, many moves and the unspoken solidarity of those who understand the unique sacrifices…

Our nation’s 39th president, Jimmy Carter, has died. As he turned 100 recently, he was our longest living president. He only served one term, from 1977 to 1981, but it was consequential….

According to forbes.com, only six percent of the people who set a New Year’s resolution are still doing it a year later. Over half of the group polled quit at or under…

I have always loved the Christmas season, even more so since I have been in college and don’t get to see my family as much. This year, my parents and I decided…

I’m sure many will agree that the week between Christmas and New Year’s is a bit of an awkward time. The hustle and bustle of preparing for Christmas is finally behind us…

In introducing himself to the Ephesians, Paul identifies himself as “an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God” (Ephesians 1:1). There are several points that need to be mentioned about…

As the holiday season swings into full gear, there’s a familiar hum of activity: the twinkling lights, the laughter of family, the smell of Christmas cookies baking and pine. For many, this…

Has the loss of someone dear to you left a perpetual hole in your heart? Have the consequences of your poor choices convinced you that you’re a hopeless loser? If so, I…

The transition to a new government for the United States is well under way. In about a month, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president (POTUS). Thus far,…

This season has become a yearly marker of time. Maybe it’s because we take more pictures around Christmas. Or perhaps it’s the memories as we place handmade ornaments on trees and hang…

Twas the week before Christmas, and I needed an ugly sweater to compete with my co-workers here at the Greene Publishing compound. In my typical fashion, I waited until the night before…

I am self-aware enough to understand that I had quite a sheltered childhood. I didn’t have to worry about much, even if we were struggling, my parents still put me before themselves…

Here we are, full swing into the Christmas season and my mind boggles with everything still to be done. It’s not a lot of major tasks, but a multitude of little things…

Paul, appointed to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, writes a letter to a group of people he identifies as the saints and the faithful (Ephesians 1:1)….

“For these things, I weep” (Lamentations 1:16 KJV). “Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not,…