We had a family reunion last weekend and I heard other people mention that they were also having reunions. It made me begin to think (maybe after going to three funerals this week) about the greatest reunion of all. When I get to Heaven, first I want to see Jesus! It will also be awesome…
Once there was a tuba player in a philharmonic orchestra who got a night off because he had a tooth pulled. He decided to go to the concert anyway and sit in the audience for a change. He took his seat in the front row of the balcony where he could see and hear everything…
Just this past Saturday, six wonderful hostesses, and the women of First Christian church threw a baby shower for our family, and our coming little one. I’ve known that God is good, I’ve said it a hundred or a thousand times. God is good. But let me tell you, when the church decides that it…
It has been a busy summer of camps, conferences, VBS, pool parties, softball games and lots more – all capped off by a wonderful Disciples Together weekend. The Labor Day parade is next Monday (there’s still room for you to pass out water bottles or ride on our float) and next Wednesday, all our children’s,…
Do you love to sing in your car, in the shower, while mowing the grass?? Do you love to praise God through song? Would you like to join your voice with others who love to sing praise? If the answer is yes we would love to have you join us in the adult choir! We…
When I was in school, I always put a lot of pressure on myself to perform well – and was always discouraged when I didn’t. Some things never change – which is why the message of God’s unmerited love and amazing grace always sounds like such Good News to me. There’s a great old country…
The Response at the end of worship this month, “Is it I, Lord,” brings so many memories to mind that I can barely sing the words to the song as tears flood my eyes with those beautiful memories. Several years ago adults from FCC took a mission trip to Honduras. At our commissioning, the congregation…
Have you ever noticed the four little stick figures holding hands in the logo on the front of the Spirit? The logo was first developed for the Christian Church in the Upper Midwest to represent the four states that make up our region. For First Christian Church, however, it represents the four distinct worship services…
This past week, it was such a blessing to see all the youth excited about reconnecting with their camp friends and for us counselors who are excited to see our previous campers once again. When I looked around in the beginning, I saw friends being greeted with warm hugs and buzzing about catching up on…
Yesterday, I was listening to the radio and a news story came on about a group of 10 people that survived a direct hit by a tornado by taking refuge in a beer cooler. They all just happened to be in a quickie mart at the same time. They were complete strangers – but were…