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“Right Counsel” – by Norm Russell »

Advice is readily available to anyone who is searching for some counsel on any given subject. You need medical advise, or some answers to legal questions, or marriage counsel, just go to your next door neighbor or to a good friend and you will receive it all for free. Whether you wish to follow their […]

Is Anyone Telling the Truth? – by Norm Russell »

Is anybody telling us the truth? We have people who we trusted letting us down. The president and many of our politicians have broken trust. Now we find a popular news anchor who has been caught telling us things that did not happen. He is not the first to do so and he may not […]

“I Suppose…” A poem by pastor Tom Osborne »

I suppose I could complain About how tough my life can be About how I’ve been done wrong and hurt About all those who were mean to me I suppose that I could grumble And blame my trouble on others And lament how much better it would be If not for that church of hypocritical […]

“God Is Working Late” – by Iris Williams »

To every mama with a broken heart tonight: you are loved. There is no valley so deep that God’s love can not reach you there. Not to long ago, I spoke with a mom who had just lost her sweet baby boy at 26 weeks. We stood there and cried. There was nothing else to […]

“The 4th of July!” – by Norm Russell »

On July 4th of this year, the United States of America celebrated its 240th birthday. We have come a long way since Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims. It has been an exciting journey, filled with great accomplishments. Consider the fact that our means of travel has gone from walking to jet airplanes. We have gone […]

“Beware!” – by Norm Russell »

Beware He was an excellent professor. He knew his subject well and the students and faculty admired him greatly. When the university president resigned, the board believed that instead of going outside the institution, they should offer the position to this outstanding teacher. During a routine background check of his credentials, no evidence of this […]

Freedom – by Norm Russell »

Editor’s note: “Freedom” – is a message Norm wrote nearly 20 years ago. It’s still as true now as it was then… July is always a fun time of the year. American celebrates its birth and we are impressed with all the celebration’s events. It was [240] years ago that we case off the shackles […]

Keep It In Context! – by Norm Russell »

The other day I was reading a piece in preparation for the lesson on Sunday and I noticed that the author had injected some error in his writings regarding God’s sovereignty. He referred to a passage that at face value appeared to support his position. However after further examination it was obvious he failed to […]

Are We Losing It? – by Norm Russell »

The other day my wife was working on a dress of our granddaughter’s. It is a nice garment and some alterations were necessary. As she labored over her sewing machine, it struck me that she was engaged in a rapidly disappearing art. She learned to sew in, what was known then, home etc. It was […]

Controlling Spammers – a response to a user question by Mark Magill »

Someone recently asked me how I control spammers on this site. To go into complete details would probably result in my spam-removal routines being defeated, but  I will say this much: If you’re having trouble with spammers, start by using Askimet. You’ll need a free usage-key, and will have to add it as an accessory, […]