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April 20, 2021 We’re continuing our message series on 21st century parenting. Last week’s message was “Truth or Grace?” Truth is when you tell the hard truth or enforce the rules. Grace is when you know it is time to let something slide, you forgive, or you give unmerited favor. Jesus was full of grace and truth. His example teaches usContinue reading “21st Century Parenting: Patient or Pushy?”

April 11, 2021  This morning we are beginning our new parenting series. Here’s a quote from a woman named Sandra Stanley about parenting: “The days are long, but the time is short.” That’s so true! Because it’s a lot of work raising kids, it means long days. But the time is short. Before you know it, they’re grown! It’s time for them to go offContinue reading “21st Century Parenting: Truth or Grace?”

One day when my kids were little, the ice cream truck came down our street, playing its ice cream truck tune. Everybody got excited, the dog even got excited, and my husband took the two kids and the dog to the truck to get ice cream. So, everybody is happy, the kids get their ice cream cones,Continue reading “Easter: God Makes All Things New!”

March 28, 2021 There is a very nice lady in Tremont who was out in her backyard gardening, when a man came walking down the path between her house and the next house. She asked him if she could help him with anything. He said, no thank you. It turned out, he had just robbed the bank! So, it’s aContinue reading “Palm Sunday: “My kingdom is not of this world””

March 21, 2021 I was talking to a friend this week who said, “It’s like we all lost a year of our life due to Covid.” We didn’t literally lose a year. But we had to change our daily lives, lost some time in school, some lost jobs or had to change how or whereContinue reading “Written on your heart”

March 14, 2021 The Ten Commandments are the most famous list of laws in history! They tell us the ground rules; what God wants us to do and not do. They make it easy to understand what’s expected. How many of us, when we start at a new school, or in a new job, want to know: whatContinue reading “God and the Big Ten”

March 7, 2021  Do any of you know someone right now who is a little bit angry? It’s kind of crazy, the past year has been such a stressful year for our country. Are you dealing with feelings of anger? I know I get angry sometimes. What are we supposed to do with these feelings of anger?  Continue reading “Angry like Jesus”

February 28, 2021 I hope we are past the polar vortex or whatever caused us to have snowstorm after snowstorm! This winter I have seen a lot of people out there dealing with snow. I looked out my window at home and saw a Dad across the street, walk out the door with his little girl, whoContinue reading “Questions for God”

Feb. 21, 2021 In the gospel of Mark, first chapter, Jesus starts his ministry, and everything is upside down. First, John the Baptist says, “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with theContinue reading “Upside Down: Trinity”

February 21, 2021 In the gospel of Mark, first chapter, Jesus starts his ministry, and everything is upside down. First, John the Baptist says, “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with theContinue reading “Upside Down: St. Peter’s”