Follow Up From Our WIC Salad Supper Our WIC Salad Supper was a sweet time of food, fellowship, and challenge as Carol Arnold shared with our ladies.  Five years ago, Carol's husband and long time pastor Jack Arnold died in the pulpit while preaching on his life verse, "To live is Christ and to die is gain."  Jack's final words during his sermon were, "When I go to Heaven."  Soon after losing her husband, Carol found a page of notes in his files named, "What Every Pastor Wishes the Women in his Church Knew."  Carol had never heard him teach...

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So how about that seminar??? Listen Here to Dr. Jackson's "Building Up the Hedges" Seminar There are likely mixed feelings within our congregation coming off of our recent seminar led by Dr. Robert Jackson which presented our need to consider ways we can build up hedges of protection in the face of the intense sexual temptations that surround us each day.  Some walked away from the seminar thinking, "That was so helpful and beneficial."  Others walked away thinking, "That was way too radical and unrealistic."  And others still thought, "That was too legalistic."  Hopefully, there is at least one consistent element across the...

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   “Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.”   “My heart stopped for a moment and I got those annoying butterflies in my stomach…”                 I came home from school and noticed my mother was intensely chopping tomatoes in the kitchen.  She seemed a bit upset.  I headed towards my room and crossed paths with my Father who said, “Hey man…I borrowed your stereo today.”  My heart stopped for a moment and I got those annoying butterflies in...

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