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Randy Crane: The problems of life and the necessity of Christian growth

January 15, 2025

This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. Paul writes to the church that we are to seek to grow in our Christian faith so that we might reach “fullness of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:13) He goes on to state the purpose of such growth, “Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.

Randy Crane: Doubts and faith

December 10, 2024

“Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him.

Donnie Spears: Peace and comfort

November 27, 2024

This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. The thing every one of us looks for in so many different places and different ways today: true peace.

Bill Hodgson: A Christmas comparison

November 20, 2024

There are parallel accounts in the Bible that are sometimes recognized later as a sign of something to come. One of these is when the introduction of Moses in Exodus runs in parallel with St.

Jeff Fugitt: The spectrum of seasons

October 22, 2024

We read in Ecclesiastes 3:1, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” I love spring with all the excitement of new things. As temperatures rise, flowers bloom.

Randy Crane: Godliness with contentment is great gain

September 24, 2024

This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. A traveler was walking from a village in the mountains to a village in the valley.

Donnie Spears: Depression and doubt

September 17, 2024

Depression — I never thought very much about it or how real it is; how it affects so many people today. Depression is real, and it can hit you when life is going bad, when life is just rolling along, and even when life is going great. The Mayo Clinic describes Depression as a mood disorder that causes sadness and loss of interest.

William Hodgson: Public trauma – old and new

September 11, 2024

This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. We often think of a trauma as a life changing event which has an enduring effect.

Jeff Fugitt: Find the beauty all around you

August 13, 2024

This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. I heard some scientists on the radio this week discussing how even animals have an appreciation for beauty.

Bill Hodgson: Developments and Independence Day

July 2, 2024

I was happy to read the Guest View article, “American Insights: The right to resist” in the Cassville Democrat last week, outlining from a faith background, the history of how our nation’s founders reached conclusion that resisting tyranny can be reconciled with passages about respecting governing authorities.

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