September 1, 2024 Bulletin
Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the just decrees that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. You shall not add to the word that I…
August 25, 2024 Bulletin
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to…
Gap and Gain
As I started reading the book I was not impressed. It was obvious to me that the authors either knew nothing about or totally disagreed with the concept of original sin and human limitations. They seemed to be pushing the concept that “you can do…
August 18, 2024 Bulletin
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into…
Streteched
I regularly had days like Tuesday before I was retired, but I thought they were all in my past. That said, in reality, the ways in which I was stretched on this past Tuesday do not really compare to many pre-retirement days. So, I should probably just…
August 11, 2024 Bulletin
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into…
August 4th, 2024 Bulletin
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the LORD, for he has heard your grumbling.’” And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the…
Anniversary Number ??
Today’s story begins on July 31 – this I know for sure. The year, however, is another thing. I could easily say, “The story begins on July 31, 1976.” Or, I could just as easily say, “It really starts on July 31, 1983.”
July 28, 2024 Bulletin
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore. And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they…
Applebee’s
On one of the very few rainy days during our recent vacation, Monica and I decided to have lunch at the Applebee’s in West Branch. We were seated at a high-top table just inside the door, given a couple menus, and asked if we wanted any beverages. …