Category: Church

We are in the midst of the 12 days of Christmas, the 12 days between Christmas and Jan. 6. According to the song, on the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love…

Is there a sin that keeps harassing you – the one you thought you’d conquered, only to find it creeping back? At first, only occasionally, but now, much more often. Should you…

CHRISTMASTIME 1942. As the story goes, a young boy named Bruce was to be the Wise Man from the East in a Christmas pageant at a rural church in the Pocono Mountains…

Has the loss of someone dear to you left a perpetual hole in your heart? Have the consequences of your poor choices convinced you that you’re a hopeless loser? If so, I…

At my previous congregation, one rather faithful member always let it be known she was irked that we only sang “Christmas” songs in late December. That did not stop our song leader…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The January date for the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast has been changed to the second Thursday of the month, Jan. 9. The time remains 7-8 a.m., and…

There’s a growing pile of presents under your tree, but what if someone informed you that you had a far greater treasure hidden in your home or backyard? Wouldn’t you search for…

Often what we see and we hear in life depends not so much upon the events as much as who we are as people. It’s not just what is out there but…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. St. Margaret Catholic Church welcomed the monthly prayer breakfast crowd on Thursday, Dec. 5, into a fellowship hall made cozy with a crackling fire in the fireplace…

If you wrote down what you’re most thankful for, you could likely create a top 10 list. But what if you drilled deep into your soul? Would you rewrite your list and…

It was a cold December afternoon, filled with sleet and rain. All day Jerry and Jim had been delivering Christmas boxes to families, many of which would receive nothing else that year…

A young boy spent several days making a small boat to play with in the water. Finally, it was ready for its maiden voyage, so he carried it to the edge of…

A natural progression is gently revealed in these passages: “The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. My people will dwell…in secure dwellings, and…

Have you begun praying for your husband or wife and gotten sidetracked into telling God all the ways they irritate you? Before you know it, rather than standing in the gap for…

The Christmas season is upon us! We’ve heard the stories and sung the carols, but how much of the scriptural Christmas story do we really know? Every year I like to share…

Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. As we are ramping up for the Christmas holidays and kicking off a month-long shopping spree, it’s a great time to take a look at Christmas traditions…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Thirty-four people braved an early morning drizzle to gather for the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast on Nov. 7. Christ Episcopal Church hosted for event, and the Brotherhood…

Have you ever noticed that when you combine the two words, “THE” and “IRS,” it spells “THEIRS”? The Eiffel Tower, someone has said, is the Empire State Building after taxes. I suppose…