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Pastor's Blog - HOPE IN OLD STUMPS
The country will look like pine and oak forest
with every tree cut down—
Every tree a stump, a huge field of stumps.
But there's a holy seed in those stumps."
Isaiah 6:13, THE MESSAGE
"As soon as Babylon's seventy years are up and not a day before, I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. Country life: from turtles to tighty whities
The other day, Dean and I were discussing country life.
Yes, it still fascinates us.
While driving to town the other day, Dean suddenly hit the brakes and said, "Did you see that?" I of course was looking for something van sized...or something like a deer...but he had spotted a huge turtle on the road.
Turtles to me, well, they don't thrill me, but I do know if you hit one with a car it makes a pretty good thump, yes, I hit one of those on this road too. Getting to the bottom of the debt ceiling debate
Now that President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have shared their views on the debt ceiling "crisis," it's time for you to hear from another person to blame for the mess: Me.
First, a tiny bit of good news:
Finally, after years -- no, decades -- of using smoke and mirrors to define and discuss the federal budget and red ink, Congress has been offered a plan that would offer all Americans a much more honest fiscal policy.
Reader supporting Ron Paul
Recently there has been much discussion by social conservatives surrounding Presidential Candidate Congressman Ron Paul. Many say he is too weak on social issues because he wants to repeal many federal prohibitions on drugs, and because he is not in favor of Constitutional amendments for abortion, traditional marriage, etc. As a part of this conversation I recently wrote the following explanation of true federalism and why Dr.
DURING THE STORM, AFTER THE STORM -- GOD IS WITH US
Mark 4:35-41
Romans 8:18-28
It was like no other storm many of us had ever experienced, even those of us who have been through tornados. We went to bed on Sunday night with our world looking one way and woke up on Monday morning to an almost alien landscape and a natural disaster to deal with.
In the Gospel of Mark, we read the story of another terrible storm. Another way to be alerted to severe weather
Normally we don't give a plug for services that cost you money. However, in light of last week's storm, I (Valerie) thought this would be worth mentioning. This information came in from one of our readers, so we will share it with you!
I think that your readers might be interested in a feature that KCRG offers to alert their customers about severe weather warnings.
The storm and other lessons on the unfairness of life
It's common, during storms and other disasters, for people to utter phrases that basically say, "Life is not fair."
One inspiring thing about our community is that I only heard those sentiments from people who had not suffered much from the storm, as they shared their concern for those who suffered significant property losses: "Life is not fair for him or her.
I see trees of green...what a wonderful world...
This week has given me all sorts of thoughts and feelings.
For the most part, this "job" has had such an "un-job-ish" feeling to it, that I forget people actually care what we put on here.
This week it's felt like someone has tromped the accelerator to the floor of our news machine.
For the first time since we first began, we went to bed exhausted from putting in 14 hour days, and then worried that we missed something.
Pastor's Blog - WEREWOLF SLAVES
FREEDOM THROUGH CHRIST, Part 1
Matthew 11:28-30
Romans 7:15-25a
Do you ever have days when you feel like a werewolf?
Yes, I said werewolf – that creature of folk lore and popular books, movies, and even television programs.
A werewolf is usually an ordinary person who is under a curse or is bitten by another werewolf. How many ways can you say, "Wow!"
Yesterday we woke at 4:30 to the sound of thunder, flashes of lightning, and a really loud roaring noise.
This is one time I hate living in the country. Usually the night before I will check the weather, and see if anything serious is headed our way so I can stay awake all night, watch the radar and bite my nails.
Last night I forgot to do that.