by Donna Avant | Mar 18, 2020 | Presidents Column
Today, I (Donna Avant) feel as if I have been taken captive inside my own home by an unseen enemy, the coronavirus. My cellmate is my husband, John Avant, president of Life Action. We are hoping to encourage you through this daily column. Will we survive a few weeks...
by Donna Avant | Dec 25, 2019 | Featured
As I welcome Christmas morning here on Rocky Top, a dense fog has settled on the lake and is completely hiding its existence. It would be difficult at this moment for me to convince anyone that there is a beautiful lake behind my home. Yet I have seen the lake and...
by Donna Avant | Dec 24, 2019 | Featured
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you...
by Donna Avant | Dec 23, 2019 | Featured
At the Avant household, the rule has always been, “No Christmas music before Thanksgiving.” We broke that rule this year. With my surgery scheduled for December 2 and the outcome unknown, we decided we needed to worship. So on the way to celebrate Thanksgiving in...
by Donna Avant | Dec 22, 2019 | Featured
[This post was written by Christi Avant Watson, my eldest daughter. You can find her writings at www.christiavantwatson.com or follow her on Instagram at @cavantwatson.] Earth was born wrapped in the perfect peace of its Creator. Your best gift-wrapping skills have...
