The world of today is hard to understand – shootings, beheadings, sickness, no morals–so many hurting, because of pain in their heart or physical pain. I believe one of my lessons that I have learned is to just trust God. He is in control, He is sovereign, He loves us and wants what is best for us, so we have to trust.…

When I was secretary for First Christian, I was unable to participate in the women’s ministry of Disciple Women.  I was not really aware of the fellowship I was missing. I would invite all women of the church to come and get involved. On the outside, it may just seem like a social gathering, but the service that is given is remarkable. …

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (February 18) and covers approximately six weeks before Easter Sunday.  At First Christian we emphasize this time on Wednesday evenings, with a Lenten meal at 5:30 pm and then special study groups.  If you are already attending a group on Wednesday evenings, those will continue, and we have two new groups that will be offered on Wednesdays.…

January 1 of each year brings to our attention that we can have a new beginning. We Christians know that we each have had a new beginning when we accepted Christ into our lives, repented, and began all anew. As far as He is concerned our slates are clean and there is no memory of our sins. What a wonderful word is…

I would like to share how my love for the Bible began…I believed the Bible was written a long time ago and had no value to me, but when my father was sick in the hospital with cancer, I was sitting with him. At the time The Living Bible was newly published and somehow one ended up in his hospital room. One…

Fear takes away the good life. I have seen friends lately who on vacation, have gone on Zip Lines and had so much fun. While I was on vacation recently, I saw the advertisements for these and thought to myself “No way am I going up on one of those”. Too scared to try! How much life do we forfeit by being…