Faith
Macedonia Baptist invites adults, youth to VBS
Special to the News Macedonia Baptist Church in Stewartville invites everyone to join them Saturday, July 27, for a one-day Vacation Bible School, with the church having a class for every age. Adults will be led by father and son, Chris and Brennen Smith. Between classes there will be croquet and cornhole. Adults…
Read MoreChurch Briefs
July 28 Unity Presbyterian Church, PCA, would like to invite everyone to join us for Homecoming on Sunday, July 28. Sunday School is held at 9:45 a.m. and church at 11 a.m., followed with a covered dish lunch. Rev. Wright Draper of Southeast Alabama Presbytery and Eastwood PCA church in Montgomery and attends Westminister Seminary…
Read MoreFamily relationships: Part 3
We have seen in our last two columns some of the needs of children. Today, I would like to focus on a few of the needs of parents. First of all, parents need their children’s love! This usually isn’t a problem in the early years when children show affection openly with hugs, kisses and…
Read MoreChurch Briefs
July 28 Unity Presbyterian Church, PCA, would like to invite everyone to join us for Homecoming on Sunday, July 28. Sunday School is held at 9:45 a.m. and church at 11 a.m., followed with a covered dish lunch. Rev. Wright Draper of Southeast Alabama Presbytery and Eastwood PCA church in Montgomery and attends Westminister Seminary…
Read MoreVerse of the Week
“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” – Isaiah 43:2
Read MoreIsrael not just a nation, but people
Israel is not just a nation, but a people. The Old Testament reveals Israel’s beginning. Some people don’t realize Israel was a man from whom the 12 tribes of Israel came forth. Israel was Abraham’s grandson. Isaac’s wife, Rebekah, gave birth to twins – Esau and Jacob. One was born as a hairy little…
Read MoreThankful for our Heavenly Father
Thank God for last Sunday and for all of the fathers recognized on Father’s Day. I woke up to a blessing that day. My children wrote my Happy Father’s Day notes, and my wife got me a big bag of peppered beef jerky. What more could I ask for? That evening, we drove around…
Read MoreFamily relationships
Satan is trying to destroy the family! Many people are no longer satisfied with God’s plan. According to the Bible the family unit consists of husband, wife and children. Jesus said, “Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, For this cause shall a man…
Read MoreGod hears our cries from the darkest depths
The Biblical account of Jonah is an interesting one. God had mercy on Ninevah through Jonah’s eventual cry to the wicked city and its response of repentance, but God perhaps displayed even more grace on Jonah. That’s because the prophet wholeheartedly disobeyed God’s initial directive to go to Ninevah. Jonah should have known better.…
Read MoreConsequences
No one likes to suffer the consequences of our actions! The word “consequence” is defined by Webster as “something produced from a cause; a result.” When a child cheats on a test at school and is caught they must suffer the consequences: a zero or an F for that test, discipline, a parental conference…
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