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Lessons Learned From Scripture While Saying Goodbye To My Dad By Angie Pfleiderer It's been four months since my father's battle with melanoma came to an end. We were blessed to have him live seven additional months past his prognosis; but we knew the end was coming. Each day he lived felt like a treasured gift from God. But those last fourteen days they were hard! Neve...

Lessons Learned at My Sewing Machine By Denise Crites Frustration sometimes happens during a sewing project: an empty bobbin in the middle of a tricky seam, broken needles, failure to baste when the instructions say baste, failure to press when the instructions say press, interruptions(!), and, of course, having to use a seam ripper one too many times. Today I needed to...

Preparing for the Eclipse by Joy Cochran Lately, as I've driven down the interstate, I've seen ODOT signs asking if I was prepared for the eclipse. The more I've thought about it, the more I am struck with the oddity of it all. Each and every night when the earth rotates and we don't have a direct line of sight to the sun, it gets dark. I understand that this is d...

I have found myself currently in a season of "rest," or contentment as I have come to experience it. I am truly enjoying where I am in life: happily married, with a sweet and happy toddler, enjoying my home, family, friends, and church. I love my job and the people I work with. Truly for the first time in my life I do not feel the need to pursue the "next thing." I have al...

The Shower of Jesus' Blood By Joy Cochran 12.31.2023 Have you ever noticed that when you want to feel good about yourself, it's easy to find someone who is down in the dumps to compare yourself to, and suddenly you feel much better? Likewise, when you are set on martyrdom, you find so many others whose lives seem perfect, and your "Woe is me!" echoes through the depth...

The Lion of Judah and Revelation...

By Chad Sanders Have you ever seen a new sprout grow from the stump of a tree that was cut down? Certain deciduous trees, shrubs, and vines will re-sprout once they are cut. Rose bushes, oak trees, maples, and may other species will grow new shoots from roots or from the stump after a disturbance. In the prophetic books of the Old Testament, the authors will refer to a...

A History Lesson on the Lampstand in Revelation...

The Seven Blessings of Revelation...

Candles have long been used as a figurative expression for the Holy Spirit's presence. Throughout church history, certain church traditions lit candles to signify the presence of the Holy Spirit within the space. The bouncing, burning light off of the wick can be a reminder to us that although we cannot see Him, the Holy Spirit inhabits believers, igniting a type of fire...