Former American Press staff writer Sunny Brown Farley writes "Naked Faith," a look at faith in its natural form: lived out in the day-to-day lives of ordinary people.

A child changes everything

Yesterday was a day of fun and excitement. We spend Christmas with family, eating goodies and opening presents.

It was amazing to see all of my family together, visiting, laughing, playing with our little one.

Having a kid in the mix has transformed our family. Our son, Kai, is the only child. The next youngest in the [...]

A Great Comfort

Jim and I are in Southwest Louisiana today to attend the funeral of a very dear friend, Roland Varnum.

The last few days, we have been mourning his sudden and unexpected death.

On Friday, after we heard the news, we poured over old photos. There were pictures of us with Roland on several dive trips — to [...]

Ahhh, Advent!

I love the season of Advent. I like the lighting of candles, singing Come Thou Long Expected Jesus and, of course, those yummy chocolates that come in the windows of the Advent calendars.

Here we are counting the days ’til Christmas. We are looking forward in great anticipation. Jesus is coming!

Advent is a great opportunity for [...]

Coming Home

It’s good to be home, isn’t it? In today’s society we talk about home in so many ways – sometimes we talk about home in terms of the home we grew up in. We might think of a certain house and those we lived with – our parents, our siblings, our family pets.

Over the holidays, [...]