Tonight Whitney Houston is in eternity. A columnist in Foxnews.com wrote: She had the perfect voice, and the perfect image: a gorgeous singer…who maintained perfect poise.” And everything I have read since has underscored that assessment.
When we try to discover the origins of St. Valentine’s Day, the best we come up with are legends. One tradition states tht Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage Read more
The Bible does teach that there is a real, literal, hell that burns with fire. We may wish it were not so, but wishing doesn’t change the facts. The Lord Jesus spoke of it and to deny it is to state tht He was wrong. If that’s the case, there is no Christianity and no Read more
Christian writer Philip Yancey wrote a book, What’s So Amazing About Grace. No doubt he was thinking about the well-known words of John Newton’s hymn: “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound; that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind, but now I see.”
As more bodies are being pulled from the stricken Costa Concordia, more stories of sacrifice are coming to light. One of those stories immediately brought to my mind the events of the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus.
Winter has arrived in Dunkerton with a vengence. Cold and snow are the subject of our conversations now. Oh well, it’s January 12th already, so it won’t be to long till spring.
We’re back in Iowa, where it’s nearly as warm as Florida. Not quite, but within 20 degrees. We had a very relaxing time, just to clear our minds, rest our bodies and refresh our souls.
Barb and I are enjoying a week of relaxation in Florida. We should return home refreshed and tanned.
By looking out the window, it’s hard to believe it’s Christmas time in Iowa. There’s no snow and the grass still has a greenish tint to it.
Christmas! Just a few more days! But what about the days that follow? Will the real meaning of the season be gradually forgotten? Will Christmas take us down a different road? Or is it more like a service center on a thruway rather than an interchange? Will we stop for a few minutes for food Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
Christians gathered to the name of the Lord Jesus Christ