Prayer: A Precious Privilege & A Primary Priority As I begin this article, I feel I should admit that I wrote about prayer for the June 2020 newsletter and it was the emphasis of our sermon a couple weeks back in the current series from Jesus’ Final Instructions to His Followers (John 13—17). But, inpreparing …
Your Word is a light unto my path, and a lamp unto my feet (Psalm 119:105) In the past six or so months our lives have taken on all sorts of obstacles to deal with a new kind of hidden foe, a microscopic virus. We have endured turmoil on a historic global scale, as the …
What’s Happening in Growing God’s Way Children’s and Youth Ministries: We have enjoyed having Children’s Church outside, the kids are engaging, smiling, and learning! The plan is to move inside sometime in October, depending on the weather. Hopefully it will be possible to continue to meet outside for a few weeks in October. Once we …
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I just want to say how much we miss seeing all your lovely faces once a month. This is such a difficult time for all of us and I have been praying for each of you and also praying on how we should continue getting together. At this time, after talking with some of the …
The Fall Women’s Bible studies have begun. We’ve had a few bumps along the way but have 30 ladies involved in our weekly studies. There are still some openings for the Wednesday morning Hebrews study at 10 a.m. and the Tuesday evening Bible Reading Challenge at 7:30 p.m. Join us for these exciting opportunities to …
I have prepared this year’s sanctuary Christmas design. Installation is set for the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving (November 23rd & 24th,) Lord willing. All of you who helped last year were truly a God-sent blessing. For those who would be available this year to help install it, please contact me to let me know …
Loving our neighbor even when they disagree StoryThere once was a man who decided to take a road trip from Wisconsin to California. As he was driving, he began to smell burning rubber. He thought it was odd but kept driving. A few miles down the road his check engine light came on. He knew …
Hello,You may be wondering what ministry during a pandemic has looked like. Here are some of the phrases the come to mind: So many Zoom calls, chaotic because my kids are almost always in the background of whatever I’m doing, trusting and believing that God is still moving, looking for new and creative ways to …
God’s Word: The Foundation & Focus of Our FaithMost everyone would agree that we’re living in some uncertain times. The number of “challenges and concerns” seems to grow longer each week and I won’t take the time or space to make a list. Beyond the various items in the daily news cycle, our culture is …
Trying to get a school district ready to accept students and staff back duringthe pandemic has been a bit challenging. Health officials, governmentagencies, and people’s general concerns all have to weigh in on everydecision that the administrators and the school board makes. Then all thosethoughts and ideas get put into a plan (that can and …
