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Last year, while looking at the Christmas catalog, I saw a new toy that appeared like someone was really exploiting the public. It stayed in my mind, and now, I’ve found an explanation for it. It …
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By Rose Grothe
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10/1/25
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“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.” James 1:17 We are so blessed every day by the wonderful bounty that God gives to each of us. We have all the necessities of life in …
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By Rose Grothe
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9/24/25
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“Seek first the Kingdom of God.” Matthew 6:33. The following was once written on the fly leaf of the Bible of a young man. Happiness is not doing what you like to do but learning to like what you …
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By Rose Grothe
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9/3/25
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In Him we have redemption through His blood. Ephesians 1:7 says this. A loving mother who saved her little girl from a burning house suffered burns on her hands and arms. When the girl grew older, …
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By Rose Grothe
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8/21/25
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Things do not just happen to you. Perhaps you are late driving to work, and when you get there, you find out there was a bad wreck on the highway on the route you usually take. The following was on a …
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By Rose Grothe
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8/6/25
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Isaiah 43:25 tells us “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions.” When Charles Wesley experienced the joy of God’s forgiveness, he told a Moravian friend of his new sense of pardon, …
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By Rose Grothe
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8/6/25
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When Jesus met with his disciples between the garden with its empty tomb and the city still filled with hatred, He said, “Do not be afraid.” (Matthew 28:10) Jesus is still saying that to those …
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By Rose Grothe
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7/16/25
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Billie Sargent was the speaker at church on June 29, 2025. He spoke on John 2: 1-10, where Jesus turned the water into wine at the wedding feast. Sargent emphasized the fact that Jesus turned …
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By Rose Grothe
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7/16/25
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Every good gift and every perfect gift are from above; James 1:17. In the Lord’s Prayer, it says “Give us our daily bread.” This reminds us that everything comes from God’s loving hand. Do …
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By Rose Grothe
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6/25/25
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The bulletin at our church today had a poem by Helen Steiner Rice for Father’s Day, and I will share it, as a tribute to all fathers. Fathers are Wonderful People Fathers are wonderful people, too …
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By Rose Grothe
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6/19/25
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The speaker at church on May 24, 2025, was the Reverend Tom Peyton, speaking on the first three chapters of Philippians about rejoicing even when things are going badly. Paul was writing this letter …
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By Rose Grothe
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6/4/25
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On this 11th day of May 2025, with Easter less than a month past, we are still hearing of wars, violence to others and all kinds of wickedness taking place in every level of life. It is very easy to …
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By Rose Grothe
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5/17/25
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Come, let us bow down in worship. Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, for He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, His flock under His care. Psalms 95:6-7, NIV. When was the last time …
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By Rose Grothe
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5/16/25
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Easter is over. Spring is on the way. I found this little reminder that God has put each one of us on this earth for His purpose. On these last few days of April 2025, some of you may be wondering …
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By Rose Grothe
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5/4/25
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I hope everyone had a Happy Easter on 4-20-2025, but I especially hope that we all really know why we can have a Happy Easter every day. John 11:25-26 tells us that Jesus said “I am the …
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By Rose Grothe
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4/23/25
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"They looked and beheld the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud." Exodus 16:10. Without the clouds there would be no lavish sunrises and sunsets, no beneficial rain or spectacular rainbows, nor …
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By Rose Grothe
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4/23/25
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The speaker I listened to on March 30 spoke on 1 Corinthians 1:23, where Paul says that he preaches Christ crucified on the cross. He had been hearing things about the church that had to be …
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By Rose Grothe
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4/11/25
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Retired Reverend Tom Peyton was the speaker at church March 23, 2025, speaking on Judges 11, about making foolish vows to God. It is the story of Jephthah, who had asked God to give him victory over …
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By Rose Grothe
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3/26/25
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Sorry, folks. I decided to take a small vacation, where they would wait on me hand and foot, so I made reservations at two places. Unfortunately, the first one felt I had too much excess baggage, …
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By Rose Grothe
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3/13/25
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I will not have anything to put in this week’s paper, as I've been in the hospital. I just got home so had no time to prepare. Sorry about that.
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By Rose Grothe
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3/13/25
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