Renitia Ruff 
It was a beautiful, sunny, July morning. I was sitting in the hospital, waiting for my upper GI. Waiting! Waiting, because they had inadvertently overlooked me. This was just a few months over a year since my husband’s death. My thoughts drifted to him. I opened my purse—flipped through my wallet and began studying his … Read more
It was the visitation of one lone black butterfly with blue satin on his wings making his appearance at special times in my life while going through the years of my husband’s illness and the despair after his death, that God used to bring me comfort and blessing. In the summer of 2014, two years … Read more
Once again we take you into the life of Evangelist Bill Pittsenbarger. Not only will we be celebrating Valentine’s Day this month, but also we want to say Happy Birthday to Mrs. Naomi Pittsenbarger (her birthday is on February 10th). While scanning through Brother Bill’s newsletters I ran across an article he had written February … Read more
It has been several decades since I first heard the story of Roy Lominick. The events of the story took place when I was five, and occurred just 10 miles from where I grew up. In recent weeks the story began haunting me, so my sister and I went to visit an old acquaintance. Elizabeth, … Read more
Last month we introduced Evangelist Bill Pittsenbarger and his wife Naomi, who presently reside near Charleston, South Carolina –– in the town of Summerville. To most folks he is known simply as Bother Bill, and he will be celebrating his 83rd birthday October 16. My prayer is that bringing Brother Bill into your life will … Read more
In 1987, when my husband, Wallace Ruff, was called to pastor a church in Hollywood, South Carolina, we became acquainted with Evangelist Bill Pittsenbarger and his precious wife Naomi. Prior to our arrival, Brother Bill, as everyone affectionately knows him, had played a very important role in building and pastoring the church until a permanent … Read more
A few weeks ago, my mother shared an essay with us. Today, she is bringing us that essay’s counterpart, a poem entitled Shadows of Yesterday. This has long been one of my favorite poems, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. The following is a brief introduction from my mother, Renitia … Read more
Over the years I have enjoyed hearing stories from my parents’ past. My mother was a tomboy through and through and was always finding herself in some kind of trouble. I have asked her to share some of her stories on my blog. Today she is here to tell us what life was like in … Read more