Members and friends of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Gillett began their annual Oktoberfest celebration in 2017 in recognition of the 500th...

Building by faith is the vision guiding Faith Baptist Church in DeWitt as construction begins on the foundation for its new auditorium and Sunday...

Every community has people who seem to be everybody’s first telephone call. When something needs organizing, someone calls them. When a family needs help, someone calls...

We have been and are remodeling a mobile home. What a chore! When we purchased the mobile home (at a very good price) little did we know the extent of the remodel. The...

Once we realize our need of Him and cry out to Him, He reveals His Name to us: “El Roi, El Shaddai.” Now, that doesn’t mean anything to a nonbeliever who never reads the...

 From his deathbed in May of 1863, in his final moments, Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson calmly said: “Let us cross over the river.” Jackson had spent the...

A few weeks ago actor and comedian Billy Crystal said, in an interview which aired on  “CBS Sunday Morning” on October 11, that he was giving up on God after a series of...

Joy-a thing that causes great pleasure and happiness. Yes, that is the definition of joy.  Have you really thought about true joy?  The birth of your first child, birth of...

There is something about looking at a calendar filled with appointments, meetings, responsibilities, and commitments that can make us feel productive. Every hour has a...

Terminal lucidity is a remarkable phenomenon often experienced by those who, through the process of disease or accident, have lost the cognitive capacity to interact with...

This probably doesn’t mean much to the average person who attends a local church on a Sunday morning; but, to the serious-minded Bible student who believes the Bible is...

I don’t know about you, but folding clothes is a chore. Once you get them folded, you must put them away.  Looking at a huge pile of clothes makes me just shake my head. ...

There was a time when a porch light told you something.Someone was home. Maybe they were expecting you.Maybe the light simply made the walkway safer.But there was something...

If this isn’t true, then everything else is up for grabs: “God is faithful.” Yes, these three words—found in I Corinthians 10:13—are definitely the “three most important...

When seeing “making arrangements” the immediate thought is funeral arrangements.  Not in this case. Talking about making flower arrangements.  How relaxing it is when...