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Oklahoma City Mission Trip 2024 | Update #1
June 4, 2024 | Kathy Smarrella
By Pastor Kathy After a 5 am departure on Sunday, and an almost 15-hour bus trip, our team made it to the Oklahoma City Center. The City Center is in Warr Acres, OK, a city that is in the OKC metro area and has a high crime rate (more than...
About Algebra and the Old Testament
May 21, 2024 | Jaci Miller
I couldn’t do it. Algebra was kicking me around like a deflated, defeated soccer ball. Though a good student in other areas, I was pulling a “C” in this class. I needed help. Then my parents intervened and sought it from the...
Sweet Temptations
May 14, 2024 | Mitchell Mace
This morning I was reading and listening to the Daily Bread reading. It was discussing deceptions and temptations. What really grabbed my attention at the start of the reading was the mentioning of a truck full of chocolate stolen in...
Hello Costa Rica
May 7, 2024 | Russ Moe
“Soy un burro,” said Pastor John Miller, greeting the hundreds of Costa Ricans gathered for the special meeting that Sunday evening. A packed church is typical for a visiting American minister. Unique warmth and hospitality is the...
Dipping and Diving: What Naaman and a Shell Seeker Taught Me
April 30, 2024 | Jaci Miller
“I found another one!” My seven-year-old niece pushed her goggles onto her forehead and held out a tiny shell. She dropped it into the baggie I held. “How many have you found?” The lake water lapped gently around my...