Sandy Kietzman, pastor, Reaching New Heights Ministries “Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?” Psalm 56:8 I’m sure most of you are familiar with scrapbooking. It’s the craft and art of taking your photos and putting them together in a creative way. Many people journal along with scrapbooking to create photo albums with substance. These make beautiful keepsakes to pass on
Eric Lawman, pastor, Antioch Baptist Church Most of us are familiar with the Biblical story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), who was so sure of himself and so full of life that he demanded his half of the Father’s estate and left home to enjoy all that this life had to offer. He did, and when the money ran out, he found himself flat broke, hungry, friendless, and without a future
Sandra Schaller, pastor, Centralia United Methodist Church As soon as Memorial Day weekend arrives it is officially Summer. Summer brings so many things. First, there is Anchorfest which is a celebration not just for Centralia, but for the entire region. This year, I hope you were able to stop by the United Methodist Men’s booth to sample some deep fried Snickers or deep fried Oreos. Our wonderful swimming pool will open
Michael Cooper, pastor, First Baptist Church, Centralia Have you noticed those times in life when we get all geared up for a particular event, and then when it’s over we struggle with an emotional letdown? It seems in the lives of many of us, this is one of the ways that we respond to Easter and more importantly the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. In many of our churches and across
Sandy Kietzman, pastor, Reaching New Heights Ministries Non-Denominational Church At the end of this life, the true test of our character will be found not in how much struggle we learned to avoid but rather in how much we learned from the unavoidable struggles. Life can be difficult. The question is not “will we experience tough times and difficult circumstances?” but rather “when will we experience them?” They are inevitable and
Pastor Michael Will, Sturgeon and Riggs United Methodist Churches When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. When he had entered, he said to them, “Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child’s father and mother
Stuart B. Liegey Professor of Bible & Ministry Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly When our children were little (10+ years ago), and I was just getting into bowhunting, I used to go in all kinds of weather: sun, wind, rain and snow—more times out meant more opportunity to shoot. I learned a lot and talked about it all the time—little has changed. My second year, our kids wanted to go with