In this new adventure of this life, we call our ministry now. My husband Jeff and I travel a ton. Now I thought we traveled a lot in the last 42yrs of knowing each other. I have to say in this season of life there has been even more these last two years.
Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” We rested at the summit of Chola Pass (17,782 feet above sea level), for an hour or so. It was early afternoon when we began the descent on the northeast side to the valley below.
“Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. In my Father’s House are many mansions, if it were not so- I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” John 14:3
Years ago a farmers owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farmers along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the ocean, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady stream of refusals.
8th Biannual Pratt Art & Museum Walk June 3 - Come walk the Pratt Art and Music self-guided tour of downtown businesses showcasing local and surrounding area artists and musicians 5-3 p.m. on Friday, June 3 and experience the art of our community.
There are a few intriguing aspects about Iuka’s annual Memorial Day ceremony that come to the surface each year about this time. Long steeped in history, the ceremonies at Iuka’s IOOF Cemetery have been going on, consecutively, for 137 years. In 2022, the 138th annual Memorial Day service took place as planned with the usual reading of the Roll Call of the Dead at the church, followed by
The City of St, John has agreed to contribute $65,000 to the Child Care Committee to bring in a modular classroom building that would allow for two daycares to operate out of it. This is enough to secure the building, but more is needed to carry out the project.
The Twilight Theatre fell on hard times earlier this month when an IMB part and keys necessary to run it became inoperable, causing the theater to shut down May 7, despite a long line of customers on Opening Night for ‘Doctor Strange.’
There is story told of a man who decides it’s time to fix the hole in his fence, so he goes to get the tools he needs to complete the task. Along the way, he notices that a door has come off its hinges. He examines the hinge, determining that it’s bent. So he decides he had better buy a new one and goes to find his car keys for a trip to the hardware store. Along the way to doing this, his wife reminds him that the bathroom faucet is still leaking, so he heads back downstairs to get the necessary tools, remembering that he purchased the parts to fix that leaking faucet a couple of weeks ago. Along the way to getting the tools for this project, the man notices his dog looking at him expectantly, which reminds him that he hasn’t walked the dog for a couple of days. It’s a beautiful day outside, so he decides he’ll squeeze in a short walk with the family dog. As he is walking the dog a few blocks away from home, the man thinks to himself, Now what do I need to do when I get back home?
Pratt County Sheriff Jimmy White joined the Pratt Lions Club last week at the Wednesday noon meeting to share insights into recent department reorganization and the continued fight to stem the tide of drugs coming into the county.