Month: May 2020

Family Friday: This Too Shall Pass

by Leanne Badham / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 29, 2020

“Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever” Isaiah 9:1 Has anyone else caught themselves saying more and more frequently, “when this is all over?!” As time continues to pass, and our community begins reopening, it feels as if everything would just magically return to the way things were before. However, […]

For Everything, A Season

by Sharon Harris-Ewing / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 28, 2020

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to […]

Crammed with Wonder

by Deb Kaiser-Cross / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 26, 2020

When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”  Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:4-5, NRSV) I suspect I am not […]

A Modern-Day Salutation

by David Kaiser-Cross / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 25, 2020

“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you, praying with joy…” Philippians 1:2-4a Greetings on this Memorial Day Monday! I would have written “Happy Memorial Day”, but I know it is […]

Family Friday: The Rainbow Connection

by Merrill Noble / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 22, 2020

So God said to Noah, “That rainbow is a sign. It is the sign of the agreement that I made with all living things on earth.” Genesis 9:17 (International Children’s Bible) For weeks, I have been thinking about rainbows. I honestly don’t know why. Ms. Lois and I haven’t taught the Noah’s Ark lesson, nor […]

Don’t Pray for Patience

by Deb Kaiser-Cross / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 21, 2020

“My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:2-4 (NRSV) I am not, by nature, a patient person. […]

Lessons from Max

by Dawson Taylor / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 19, 2020

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.” Psalm 46:1-3 (NRSV) You learn a lot about your dog […]

Beyond Severe Affliction

by David Kaiser-Cross / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 18, 2020

“We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God which has been shown in the churches of Macedonia. For in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of liberality on their part. For they gave according to their means, as […]

Family Friday: Seeing With More Than Our Eyes

by Leanne Badham / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 15, 2020

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:6 You know the adage, seeing is believing? Well, I do not know about everyone else, but for me, especially lately, that has been challenging to understand. It has been so difficult at times to “see” the […]

Green Market Realization

by Deb Kaiser-Cross / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 14, 2020

“Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, […]