Encouragement: A Mutual Opportunity to Build Up One Another’s Spiritual Immune System Over the past 4—5 months, our world has experienced one of the most stressful times anyone could ever imagine. Everyone has needed an extra dose of encouragement on a daily basis—whether we’d want to admit it or not. Ironically, I tried to find …
One of my favorite events every year is The Open which is held at CrossFit gyms around the world. The Open is a five-week competition where Crossfitters compete at their local gym and log their scores into an online database. The top men and women go to a regional event and the winners of the …
Howard and Marilynn Plucar A number of people have been asking us recently, “When are you going to retire?” This letter is an attempt to answer that question. We have been asking God for his wisdom and have been in consultation with ourReachGlobal supervisor about the timing and process of our retirement. We believe that …
God’s ways and wisdom are far beyond what we can comprehend. The Bible reminds us of that as well. So, what do we do when he seems distant (which of course he is not)? Draw closer. Rest in him. He does not withdraw from us; we do from him. The chaos and confusion of this …
Save the Date: On August 18 we will be meeting in the beautiful backyard of Roberta Selle. It will be a night to strengthen our bonds with each other and be encouraged by God’s goodness, faithfulness and grace! Woman’s Summer Book ClubThere is still time to join a group as we read through Max Lucado’s …
Wow, I am excited that outside services have started. I am sure you all have been enjoying seeing real faces. In person Children’s Ministries will be on hold until further notice. We will continue to do the video lessons for the month of July. I encourage everyone to watch the videos and hopefully it will …
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“for the Lord your God is among you, and He is a great and awesome God.” Deuteronomy 7:21b Boozhoo Appleton, As we begin what is sure to be an interesting summer, The Shack continues to connect with and reach out to the people of Lac Courte Oreilles. We pray that it is a season with …
Over 70,000 pages of tax code. 1.5 billion websites. Assembly instructions. Prescriptions. Recipes. Textbooks. Pods, blogs, vlogs, talks, tapes, TV, videos, vines, magazines, music, movies, maps, newspapers (maybe). One Bible. We live in the land of plenty and in the time of information overload. We use many of these resources in our daily lives and …
Prayer: A Priority, A Privilege, & A Lifestyle Prayer is the world’s most powerful wireless connection! According to one of the most quoted preachers from the 1800’s, Charles Spurgeon, “True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise, nor a vocal performance. It should be understood as far more than that. It is a spiritual transaction …
When I was younger, my family would pray before every meal. I still have that prayer memorized. “Come Lord Jesus be our guest and let this food to us be blessed. Amen.” It’s not a bad prayer but most nights I would see how fast I could say it without my parents making me say …
