In his second epistle to believers suffering under severe persecution, the apostle Peter wrote concerning trials that result in our spiritual growth and development. He said, “And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you are neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 1:5-8)                 As I give careful consideration the…

Dear Editor, President Trump has taken a historic step to reduce risk on the Colorado River by signing bipartisan legislation authorizing the Department of the Interior to implement Drought Contingency Plans in the Upper and Lower Basins of the Colorado River. This action supports agriculture and protects the water supplies for 40 million people.  The Colorado River is the single most important water resource in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. All levels of government stepped up to address the Basin’s worst drought in recorded history.  We’ve seen collaborative efforts among the seven Basin states, local water agencies, Tribes,…