Opinion

Reader supporting Ron Paul

Recently there has been much discussion by social conservatives surrounding Presidential Candidate Congressman Ron Paul.  Many say he is too weak on social issues because he wants to repeal ma...

DURING THE STORM, AFTER THE STORM -- GOD IS WITH US

Pastor Lanette S. Van     Mark 4:35-41 Romans 8:18-28 It was like no other storm many of us had ever experienced, even those of us who have been through tornados.  We went to ...

Another way to be alerted to severe weather

  Normally we don't give a plug for services that cost you money. However, in light of last week's storm, I (Valerie) thought this would be worth mentioning. This information c...

The storm and other lessons on the unfairness of life

       It's common, during storms and other disasters, for people to utter phrases that basically say, "Life is not fair."      One ins...

I see trees of green...what a wonderful world...

This week has given me all sorts of thoughts and feelings.  For the most part, this "job" has had such an "un-job-ish" feeling to it, that I forget people actually care...

Pastor's Blog - WEREWOLF SLAVES

Pastor Lanette S. Van   FREEDOM THROUGH CHRIST, Part 1 Matthew 11:28-30 Romans 7:15-25a   Do you ever have days when you feel like a werewolf?   Yes, I said werewo...

How many ways can you say, \"Wow!\"

Yesterday we woke at 4:30 to the sound of thunder, flashes of lightning, and a really loud roaring noise.  This is one time I hate living in the country.  Usually the night before I w...

Pastor's Blog - GOD DOES REMEMBER US

Pastor Lanette S. Van   Genesis 22:1-14 Isaiah 49:14-16 The labor pains begin all too early at 28 weeks of gestation, and little Maneesha, the subject of one of Anne Geddes photographs,...

Possible solutions to the Debt Ceiling Crises

  To The Editor:             It is difficult if not impossible to get through the “fog” that has enveloped the ...

The effect of performance-enhancing drugs on Congress

       Imagine the following news story from the year 2020:      "A federal grand jury has indicted dozens of members of Congress for using ill...