The following is a letter from Pastor Brian with RiverStone Church’s guidelines for reopening safely during this phase of COVID-19: “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1 The long-awaited day appears to be in sight. We will gather in the sanctuary June 28 at...
Thursday is the National Day of Prayer. How fitting! Our community, state, nation and world need God’s favor and intervention. COVID-19 has the world’s attention, but there are many other things to lift before our heavenly Father. We live in a fractured, broken world. Division, antagonism, and all the “-isms”. How I pray that we...
Surprise! Tuesday morning brought a very brief shower. It was what we call back in Texas a “foot rain” – about 12” apart! Clouds and sky have been putting on a nice show over the last several days. Their varying colors and shapes and sunlight have provided variety to our view. A friend of mine,...
I’ve never seen so much “head scratching”. Our world, nation, state and community have been hit by a “double-whammy”. (Like this very technical language?) An invading virus has struck with speed and force resulting in death, isolation, fear, and now financial uncertainty. The world’s attention is riveted on the crisis. All or most of us...
With all the rain, I have been in worm rescue mode when out and about. The thought of those little guys being stranded on the pavement or sidewalk and turning into crispy fried noodles just breaks my heart. I have never had an aversion to earthworms, so picking them up to move them isn’t a...
I am sure you have heard the saying, kids are like little sponges. They absorb everything they can. The age between birth and 5 years old is said to be the prime time for learning. They are learning and absorbing everything in their environment. This can be good – children this age can learn different...
Do you feel or think you have been heard? Does anyone? It seems that it is becoming more and more a rare experience, even among people we know well. I sometimes feel frustration when in on news programs people with opposing views do not listen to one another except to somehow support their position. It...
One of the things I love most about art is the interpretation of it; the exploration of all the different mediums I can use to express myself through it is a close second. For most of my life, I have painted, sketched, carved, molded, burned, photographed, glued, sewn, written, sung, danced, and crafted to fulfill...
I find it amazing how easily we are distracted. We live in a world full of distractions. We used to say things like, “If I didn’t have to answer the phone (Which was a land-line) and check the mail (Which meant the stuff delivered by the postal carrier) then I’d have more time to focus on...
I was driving to work the other day, stopped at the light by Smith’s and Walgreens. Looking at the car in front of me, I noticed some words under the rear window wiper, “BUT DID YOU DIE?” Curious. My first thought went to Jesus on the cross. What was this question asking? No, I didn’t...
