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Angels fascinate many people. We see them in paintings, statues, and other forms of art. People speak of guardian angels, angels of light and angels of darkness. Some find the idea of angels comforting, while others are troubled that they might exist. Although the word “angel” has the literal meaning of messenger, the Bible tells us angels do far more than deliver messages. A better way to think of angels is as servants.

Success any endeavor is all about attitude, writes Allen Teal, Rolla Presbyterian Manor’s chaplain. Fortunately, scripture has advice for how to approach life with the right mindset. Read more from our monthly chaplain’s column.

How do meteors model how God manifests himself to us?

By Allen Teal, Chaplain“He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.” Isaiah 61:1b, NIVFreedom lives more in the mind and heart than in the physical world. Every day, we confront limits to our freedom. The limits come in the guise of speed limits, crosswalks and nearly every law ever passed.

By Allen Teal, Chaplain“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10, NIVIn life, sometimes the possibility of death surrounds us. I grew up in the Vietnam War era. I still think about Dan Rather reporting from Southeast Asia every evening with the day’s casualty and death count.