In The Meantime

So many things are happening in our community! Schools are getting back into full swing and the hard work is starting again! Crops are growing and will soon be available to harvest after a great deal of hard work! For anyone working in the heat, whether in construction, road work, Read more…

Bret’s Notes

Ok, one more word from vacation and then I’ll try not to mention it for a while.  Many of you have been to the beach while others prefer the mountains.  Some like quiet, rural retreats while others like the hustle and bustle of a big city.  Each has its own Read more…

Daybreak

Verse: 2 Peter 1:16; Luke 1:1-4 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as Read more…

In The Meantime

Thankful to be back with Bells FBC yesterday! Thanks, Tom Duffey, for doing an excellent job filling in as worship leader! As usual, Sunday School was a blessing, participating with people who study and prepare as well as engaging in discussion about the Word of God. Our attendance was a Read more…

Bret’s Notes

Vacations are wonderful things.  There is a peculiar side to them though.  You leave your home and stay somewhere else.  Hotel rooms are made for sleeping.  There are some “hybrids” with kitchenettes but still, sleeping is the focus with the bed taking up the majority of the room.  If you Read more…

Daybreak

Verse: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. Devotional Thoughts: Why is it so difficult to learn new things? I’ve tried to pick up guitar. I Read more…

Bret’s Notes

After all kinds of planning, scheduling, and RE-scheduling, we are taking a family vacation.  Actually, it’s not just us four but my Mom and Dad and two brothers (with families!) convened in Florida near our oldest brother so the “whole clan” can be together.  We just started a week of Read more…

Daybreak

Verse: Luke 19:1-10 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the Read more…