Father God, I pray over every meeting, conversation and activity I engage in today. I pray that all my steps be ordered by you, that my heart and my mind always respond in obedience to your directions. I pray that I choose the way of righteousness when faced with many paths of judgment, that I…
After a blockbuster 2023, where $5,000 was raised by the community for the Caring & Sharing Food Pantry building project, the First Presbyterian Church of Paulding (look for the yellow bricks) will be offering booth spaces in its parking lot during the 127 Yard Sale once again. Spaces are available from Wednesday, July 31, through…
St John Lutheran Church, Hicksville, Ohio held the rite of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday. Minister Alex Heffelfinger confirmed McKenna Baird, daughter of Ken & Tiffanie Baird and Rylee Chrisman son of Chad & Jennifer Kurtz. A fellowship time after the service was in their honor.
Do you know that God is for you? That He loves you? That He is in you? We often see God as some outside force that is separate from us, but the fact is, God is a Holy Spirit and He desires a body/vessel to live in and operate through. Since He created us in…
Walking along this narrow path of our Christian journey, we can often be made to feel like we’ve wandered off the path, or if we’re on the right path at all. Sometimes the road is rough. Sometimes the road is tough. Sometimes the hills are hard to climb. There’s one thing that I know for…
As Christians we often find that our greatest battles are with the flesh. Scripture tells us in (Galatians 5:17 N.L.T.) “The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just opposite of what the spirit wants. And the spirit gives us desires that are opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are…
St John Lutheran Church, 812 East High Street, Hicksville held First Communion for the class. Those receiving their First Communion were (back row)…Ema Geren, Kathryn Heffelfinger, Addalynn Chrisman, Kinley Gordon, Maylee Schafer & Corbin Walker…(front row)…Trace Heffelfinger & Parker Schafer. Not pictured is Vaughn Finzer. Minister Alex Heffelfinger gave them their First Communion with their…
It is my custom to rise at dawn praising God through prayer. This one particular morning, I was asking and thanking God for his continued extension of mercy and forgiveness on this imperfect fleshly man that I am. I don’t know why but sometimes I focus too much on my many imperfections and flaws, and…
Where would we be without our good shepherd? Jesus Christ our precious Lord and savior, the one who washes and cleanses us from all of our sins. He removes all of our sinful feelings of rejection caused by the residual of sin. As I travel throughout the land evangelizing and preaching the word of God,…
The congregation of the Ekklesia in Harlan will begin a yearlong celebration of its 10th anniversary on May 5, 2024. The church is located at 12616 Spencerville Road, Harlan, in what was the former Harlan Elementary School. The church is known by its unusual name “THE EKKELSIA IN HARLAN” which is taken from the Greek…
Farewell to the brick-and-mortar church located at 220 North Williams Street formally known as The House of Love Ministries. The bible states in Ecclesiastic 3:3 that there is a time to tear down and a time to build. It is now time to tear down the House of Love Ministries and build a new Veterans…
Would you like to go deeper in your worship to our Lord? This free conference will help. We will have four women of God speaking from their hearts on the subjects of Worship In Song, Worship in the Family, Worship in the Arts, and Worship in the Spirit. The conference is April 13th from 9:00…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy in America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt , Matt’s Mishaps Were you traumatized by swim lessons as a kid? My parents for many summers sent me to the local public pool to try to learn…
