Opinion

The Fright before Publishing

Twas an hour before publishing, and all through the house All the creatures were stirring, maybe even a mouse. The Veggie Tales playing in the player so dear, In hopes that the Sand Man...

Pastor\'s Blog - HOPE IN OLD STUMPS

Pastor Lanette S. Van   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 th...

Country life: from turtles to tighty whities

The turtle that crossed the road, still there on the way home 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,  &qu...

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 ...

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 ma...

DURING THE STORM, AFTER THE STORM -- GOD IS WITH US

Pastor Lanette S. Van     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 ...

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 c...

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 ins...

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...

Pastor's Blog - WEREWOLF SLAVES

Pastor Lanette S. Van   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 werewo...