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A Special Christmas Visit
But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman,
born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might …
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Pastor Jeff Clark
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12/8/22
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Too many times I have sat watching the door hoping more show up for a church event. Empty pews can be disheartening when you put so much time and effort into putting together a special …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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12/2/22
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Growing up my family never took part in the Black Friday shopping events like many people did. Partially due to the fact that we really didn’t have the money to spend even on items that were …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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12/1/22
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Last week I wrote about my plan to have the entire family involved in the Thanksgiving meal. I also promised to let you know this week how it went. In my opinion it was a huge success.
By the …
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By Debbie Krutilek
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12/1/22
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It is the season for holidays. More specifically it is Thanksgiving, and it seems to me that it starts off the holiday season. Well at least it is supposed to that is.
This time of year has …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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11/24/22
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Thanksgiving 2022 at the Krutilek house is making a change this year. First of all we are celebrating Thanksgiving/Christmas as one family gathering.
Our daughter and family are going to Utah …
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Debbie Krutilek
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11/24/22
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Astronomy enthusiasts have been looking forward to December 2022 for over two years. Why? Because as our Earth orbits the Sun, about once every two years we pass Mars in our orbit and are …
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by Gary Fugman
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11/24/22
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I wonder what our world would be like if each of us would find somebody to be good to every day. What would our communities be like? What would our work places be like? What would our …
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Pastor Toni Meyer
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11/24/22
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This past Veteran’s Day I did a small count of how many people in my family have served in the armed forces. The latest members were my younger sister and a cousin.
I myself was going to …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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11/17/22
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Being a worker at the voting polls starts at 7:00 a.m. getting things ready for voters. Precisely when the clock reaches 8:00 a.m. the door is unlocked for those early voters wanting to cast their …
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By Debbie Krutilek
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11/17/22
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This is the only life you will have before you enter eternity. If you want to find joy, you need to first find thankfulness. The one who is thankful for even a little enjoys much, but the …
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Pastor Toni Meyer
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11/17/22
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In celebration of our anniversary, my husband and I decided to go to Omaha for the evening.
We try to make it out to the big city downtown scene at least once or twice a year. We have made some …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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11/10/22
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Wednesday afternoon I was hearing from friends who usually text me just to keep in touch. But that day their texts were something I wasn’t expecting. Texts about smoke and flames on a day when …
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Debbie Krutilek
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11/10/22
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My message is out of I Sam 17: 17-37. David defeats the enemy Goliath, a giant no less.
Imagine if you were David and you listened as your father gave you instructions for what you were to do …
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Pastor Toni Meyer
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11/10/22
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This is the only life you will have before you enter eternity. If you want to find joy, you need to first find thankfulness. The one that is thankful for even a little enjoys much, but the …
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Pastor Toni Meyer
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11/3/22
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The calendar year consists of four seasons. Unfortunately there is a fifth season - t hat being “flu season.” Now is the time to get a flu shot available from your healthcare provider or …
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By Debbie Krutilek
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11/3/22
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My husband and I just had our 8th wedding anniversary back on the 25th. The funny part is, neither one of us remember ed until one of the members said, “H appy A nniversary ” to us at the …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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11/3/22
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Excitement led me to share with Deb and Sarah at Oakland Express one recent morning. The cause of my excitement was trivial at best but was met with a shared appreciation of the source of that …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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11/3/22
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With envy I often hear of larger newspapers like the Des Moines Register publicly endorsing a candidate. Sorry if the headline of this week’s In My Humble Opinion was misleading. I …
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10/28/22
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As the Reformation is celebrated this Sunday let us all remember it is not about a man or a denomination; it has always been about the Word of God. God’s Word is not a m ystery that is hard to …
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By Pastor Nathan Henschen
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10/27/22
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Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other spring bloomers like to make it into the garden bed in the fall before the first frost. Recently I purchased some tulip and daffodil bulbs, but I hadn’t …
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Debbie Krutilek
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10/27/22
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This weekend was an emotional rollercoaster for our family, and if you have been reading my column for any amount of time you know that this is a common occurrence for us.
It started Friday …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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10/27/22
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Don’t you just love when you work on something for so long and have everything planned out, and for once it works out the way you wanted ?
That is what happened last weekend for me and my …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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10/20/22
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Some months being the Decatur News Coordinator are more fun than others. October is usually a fun month with Fire Prevention Week and Halloween coming up in a couple weeks. This past Wednesday I was …
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Debbie Krutilek
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10/20/22
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1 st Peter 1:18-19 “You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,but with the precious blood of …
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By Pastor Nathan Henschen
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10/20/22
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