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Telling the Story: In the day of trouble
BY DAWN REED “Call upon Me in the day of trouble…” Psalm 50:15 I cried at the Mexican restaurant last Saturday. Normally a place of chips, salsa and laughter, I was reflecting on the day. I tried to describe it to my beloved through the tears. My friend Paige and I wanted to help in
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Get Fit! Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?” Proverbs 18:14 Did you know that your spirit, the real you, the part of you that is created in the image of God, can help heal your sick body? Proverbs 18:14 speaks of the importance of
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Get Fit
BY GREG CRUM “For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” I Timothy 4:8 Every year billions of dollars are spent in the pursuit of physical fitness. That’s billions with a “B”! It’s an industry that
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This is Good
BY JACK WARD The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, “This is good!” One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting
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Telling the Story: Floods of All Kinds
BY DAWN REED Noah knew a thing or two about floods. Chapters 6-8 of Genesis document the true story. When the door closed on the ark, he was surely flooded with a wave of emotion. There are many kinds of floods that don’t involve water — some good, some bad. On June 30, Floyd County
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Telling the Story: When you pass through the water
BY DAWN REED The Israelites were in a bad spot. Water was on one side; Pharoah’s chariots were on the other. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. Then in an emotional moment, the Israelites blamed Moses for their predicament. (Why do we always have to blame someone?) “What have you done to
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God is Always Too Much Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.” John 2:6-7 Here in John 2, we read a curious but
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The Wrong Horse
BY JACK WARD Two Kentucky farmers who owned racing stables had developed a keen rivalry. One spring, each of them entered a horse in a local steeplechase. Thinking that a professional rider might help him outdo his friend, one of the farmers engaged a crack jockey. The two horses led the race at the last
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The Pastor’s Pen: Why Do I Have to Wait?
BY JACK WARD What if I were going to go under a surgeon’s knife to redo my face, but I wanted to stay awake during the operation so I could tell the surgeon exactly how I wanted him to work on me? What If I told him to hurry? What if I were so impatient
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God is Always Too Much
BY GREG CRUM “As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I
