The Best Gift of All

While living in Crossville, Tennessee, our neighbor, Ms. Odene, invited us to her great-granddaughter’s surprise birthday party. The birthday girl and her family were safe at Ms. Odene’s house after they evacuated their Florida home due to a hurricane.

Letter to the Editor

Have you ever made this statement – “There is simply NOTHING to do around here?” I know that I have uttered these words numerous times. I had a very eye-opening experience last night that I would like to share. Dan and I attended the concert at the High School by Kevin and Heidi Cheng.

...Yesteryears

100 Years April 5, 1923 Vol. 38, No. 22 Lee Oldham, Owner Harry Coyne, Publisher Coats buys Undertaking Stock― Vet Coats purchased A. R. Epperson’s undertaking stock located in Wm. Gorsuch’s building on north Main las week. Mr.

Pastor’s Corner: Who is the man upstairs?

Who i s t h e man upstairs? There is a phrase that people often use that is supposed to bring God to mind. “The Man upstairs.” This phrase does not actually describe God at all or in any specific way. In the book of Numbers chapter twenty-three and verse nineteen in the Bible we find this verse.

A New Thing

Have you ever complained about something for a season (or for like 20 years) and then when faced with something new, you’ve been like, “Hey, give me some dirty dishes to wash.” I’m talking about comfort zones today. We like to be comfy, don’t we? We like the easy chair. We like the remote close-by.

loom

So, a lady we knew at a former church used to say she was “in corn.” If we were scheduling a little get together or a meeting for instance, she’d say, “Sorry, I’m in corn.” Meaning, “I’m not available.” Well, I know exactly why she said that.

Pastor’s Corner:

Hardship, Part 3 This month we’re looking at the Christian’s ability to find genuine joy in the hardships that they face. Naturally, we’re all adverse to hardship but in Philippians 1, the Apostle Paul shows us how God uses the sufferings of Christians for his glory.

...Yesteryears

  February 15, 1923 Vol. 38, No. 15 Lee Oldham, Owner Harry Coyne, Publisher Ladies Aid met in an allday session last Wednesday with Mrs. J. A. Bryan. The day was spent in quilting. Fifteen members being present.

Memories

with Karen Walk John Henry LeSuer homesteaded near Leoti, Kansas, when the town was being settled. John opened a buggy and harness shop on south Main Street. He was also a photographer. John documented many of the early events of Wichita County with his camera.

Pastor’s Corner: Clean Underwear & Redeemed Sinners

“ Be sure to put on clean underwear, in case you end up in an accident,” was a household rule when I was growing up. Is this how to become one’s best created-self? Moreover, do doctors treat only those who are wearing clean underwear? Thank God such is not true!