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I do not want to be the barer of bad news, but fall is in full swing and winter is on the way. If you missed the leaf color change, it was awesome, we have some beautiful rolling hills here in Michigan.
I know life is hectic, I fight hectic everyday, but, if you do not take the time to appreciate...
Having a Thankful Heart
On one of my Mission trips to the Philippine Islands and Hong Kong, there was something special about this trip. We didn’t minister as much as we normally do, but every opportunity was a divine appointment with wonderful results as the Holy Spirit moved mightily in our midst...
Let’s talk about groups, you have heard the saying “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” Well, sometimes the weakest link is a person on the right side of an issue, but will burn down the house they live in to prove they are right.
It does not mater the purpose of the group, it could be...
In many bird species the male and female look very different. Consider the Red-winged Blackbird, the Bobolink, the Indigo Bunting, the Northern Cardinal, and the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. In those species, the brightly colored male has a drably colored mate, one clad mostly in shades of brown. In...
On October 24, 2019, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by District 6310 Administrator Connie Deford of Bay City on her meeting earlier in the day with Pinconning students who are members of the high school Interact Club. The training dealt with conducting...
Let’s talk about purpose. Many people think they have no purpose, that they just come into existence and eventually pass out of it. This is a lie. We were created for a purpose and placed in this time for a reason. We are considered precious and valuable and we are loved. Also there is an order to...
A man who stirs up dissention among brothers
Prov 6:16-19 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out...
Remembrances of Old Pinconning in the 1950’s, 1960’s and Early 1970’s “Little Boy’s Song In the 1920’s”
The following is a song my father, Ted, sang to me when I was little and periodically kept singing the rest of his life:
“Five o’clock one morning I looked upon the wall, the bed bugs and...
On October 17, 2019, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish met at the Arenac Community Center in Standish to hear a presentation by Melissa LeFever, AmeriCorps Member & 4-H STEAM Coordinator for MSU Extension in Arenac County. She discussed her goal of identifying adult...
A false witness who pours out lies
Prov 6:16-19 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a...