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  • Practical Pastoring: Children in the Church - Book Four

    Updated May 8, 2017

    Be gracious with parents and children who attend the Sunday worship service. There are times when a child may fuss or cry and the mother becomes upset. My wife and I encourage the mother. It is OK for a child to act like a child. We are glad that the entire family is in church. Sometimes a parent may decide to take the crying child outside for a few minutes or back to the Sunday school area of the church. Keep in mind, it is good to have children in church. They are the future of the church. I remember when my first child...

  • Grief poem: We're lonely, Lord

    Updated May 8, 2017

    We’re lonely, Lord There’s lonely times for guys and gals, so — then — what do we DO? Lonely happens — it’s gonna be — we’re lonely without you. When darkness seems to cover me, it’s hard to find my way. You’re missed, dear one, so constantly; it’s hard to face the day. When storms do rage and thunder rolls and howling winds do blow; We thank the Lord, who cares for us, He’s here with us, we know. Then fluffy clouds race back and forth crossing the sky so blue, You see the high, we see the low — you must have quite the view!...

  • Pastor's Corner: A word for today

    Updated May 8, 2017

    Sam writes friends back home, “My wife and I went to a ‘Dude Ranch’ in Montana. The cowboy preparing the horses asked if she wanted a Western or English saddle, and she asked what the difference was. “He told her one had a horn and one didn’t, she replied, ‘The one without the horn is fine. I don’t expect we’ll run into too much traffic.’” Happy trails! Healing Scripture: Psalm 22: 30-31 “Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn. He...