I haven't been able to follow much lately because of my own illness. I'm better, but I would like for you to pray for our pastor, Dr. Ronny Spivey, who had a heart attack Friday morning. He is better, but still in guarded condition. Also…
Please pray for our church. One SS leader objected to something we voted on in a business meeting and most of her class voted with her, then they started looking for another church. All but one of these people have been members for over 40 -…
Prayer for the 82 young soldiers from our area headed to Iraq to build airfields and othe r horizontal equipment. There was a send off ceremony for them here yesterday. 440 days gone altogether - includes traing in the states.
Prayer for my son and his family is making progress. They wanted Christian items on the tree and in their house for Christmas, which I was able to prvide from my collection. And my son wanted a manger out front. His was the only one. It effected his…
Jerry, God will be with you. He has already spoken to you. Rehab is difficult, but not so much as it used to be.
Kenny, support groups are special. I led one for several years and believe me, I was the one blessed. God puts us in the paths of the…
Patricia, You're right. In Job God and Satan talk about what satan would do to try to get Job to come over to his way. God set restrictions, but allowed him to do his best. satan was just too arrogant to realize his best came no where near…
God allows bad things to happen, things to go wrong. Allows is the key word. He gave us free will to make choices. The things that happen - like terrorists flying into buildings, etc. can be faith builders for some, MAYBE even punishment for some,…
First, Irma, you are so right, but it's easier to say than do - even for the devoutist Christian. Possible, but hard.
I have been offline due to my mother's illness and death. In fact, I can't remember if I wrote about that or not. We…
I have been offline for a couple of weeks. My mother fell on Oct. 3 and hit her head and she showed signs of improvement, but she started going down after a few days. On Oct. 13 at 12:05 am she went to be with the Lord. We are all comforted by the…
I'm behind, but will try to catch up. During the problem with my cut foot, my computer blew up - literally. Got a new one and I'm now learning how to use new software, etc.
During the month of September, join us in exploring the book of Acts in the new Lucado Life Lessons Study Bible. We'll be posting new chapters each weekday, and we want to hear what you're learning from the Scriptures and Outlive Your Life.
I'm only allowed a brief time on computer until I'm completely healed. Thank you all for your prayers. The wound is closing up and no bleeding this week. Never thought I would get tired of just sitting or laying with my feet up. HA!
Lara: I love quotes as well. I often begin speaking to my students with, "Someone wiser than me once said..." It's amazing how these bits of wisdom burn themselves into our minds when we first hear or read them. Then months (even years down the road) they pop up in our minds at just the right opportunity as we share with others. Blessings, Jim
My name is Evangelist Kashif Mubark . Me and my Elder Brother Pastor Asif Mubark Runing Catch The Holy Fire Ministery here in Pakistan for 8 Years. We have 20 home churches all around Pakistan. As you know serving in A Islamic country is not easy way to go but we are very thankful to our Lord for His protection that we are still safe and serving. Please always keep us in your prayers as now a days persecution is very high in Pakistan. Last year the Muslim Mob burned down 3 Differents Christian colonies Inculding Our Christian Colony Gojra . Other 2 Christian Colonies are just on 10 miles away from my Hometown. Please pray for the persecuted church of Pakistan. May God bless you abundantly and your work! Your fellowship will be a privilage for me.
At 11:03am on January 30, 2010, Lara Johnson said…
One comforting thing in our church is that most of the older people have known me since I was a child - I'm 62 now. There is a closeness among us like a family. Well, we ARE family. Most of those we've lost have gone Home and others have moved to where their children are.
We try to find things to bring in others, we co-operate with other churches on special programs - we just did our Christmas cantata with another church. I'm trying to get some churches in our county association to join together for a Senior Adult program on a regular basis. It seems most of the churches are down in attendance in our area. One of the churches in our county has Ladies Bible Study - Beth Moore - twice a year and several of our ladies have been going to those. We invite other churches, as well as unchurched people to our dinners.