‘Understanding’ essential for victory in trials
By Brian Kenney Beardstown Fire & Police Chaplain Essential 2: Understanding James 1:3 – “knowing that the testing of your faith produces… Login to continue reading Login…
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Four essentials for victory in trials
By Brian Kenney Beardstown Fire & Police Chaplain Essential # 1 – Joy James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you… Login to continue reading Login…
Scary or not, bears make for a good story
To help keep senior residents busy during all the quarantined months, the administrators have asked the seniors to write about some event in their… Login to continue reading Login…
Straight from the horse’s mouth
In recent years, idioms it seems have been fading from the English language, at least as it is spoken in the United States. Too… Login to continue reading Login…
“Woooba-woooba-woooba-POP!
One day last week, I found myself wandering the aisles of an area “We-Got-It-All Mart,” and happened into the place where the bicycles are sold.… Login to continue reading Login…
Do kids ride bikes in mud puddles anymore?
“It rained Monday morning. That, in and of itself is not big news. It wasn’t like the precipitation (that fancy weather term that meteorologists like… Login to continue reading Login…
Like Groundhog’s day, every day is the same
The virus has quarantined so many around the world. I read in the newspaper about a man and lady who have experienced many… Login to continue reading Login…
Confederate flags, contentious symbols
“Pictures have a lot more power than text. Text is just a bunch of little symbols. You have to actually read it and imagine… Login to continue reading Login…
Reader wants board members to leave their political agendas at the door
Michael Kloppenburg’s story in last week’s issue reports that Jennifer Fanning stated the federal government threatened to withhold funds for schools that don’t reopen. An… Login to continue reading Login…
Stop whining, put on the mask
If you truly want to stop the spread of COVID-19, there are three easy actions you can take. First, practice social distancing when out and… Login to continue reading Login…