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Having spoken with folks over the years who found themselves in a moment of disappointment, my advice has been pretty consistent – “Don’t let this moment define you.”
It …
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Curt Hineline
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7/13/23
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It’s Christmas in July all month long at the Lyons Public Library! Join us each Tuesday at 10am for a free family movie matinee. Can you guess what movie we’ll be showing this week? Here …
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By Mrs. Hollman
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7/13/23
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I’m not going to lie, I had a rough week last week. It wasn’t that anything drastic happened, abnormally busy, or anything of that nature. In fact life returned to normal as much as …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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7/13/23
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So, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
John 8:36
As the United States celebrates its 247th birthday on Tuesday, I am reminded that true freedom comes from Christ.
I am …
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Free Indeed!
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7/6/23
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Over the last six weeks I have been periodically asked, “Going anywhere this summer?” My answer is often the same, “Work.”
As we are two weeks away from check in for the …
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Curt Hineline
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7/6/23
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We celebrated one of the many great parts of our National history this week! I hope you had a chance to share the “why” behind the 4 th of July with someone.
Our National heritage is …
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By Pastor Jeff Clark
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7/6/23
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Its picture day and Faizah can’t wait to wear her special red dress with matching hair ribbons, passed down from her mother and sister. In school, Faizah’s teacher starts the day by …
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By Mrs. Hollman
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7/6/23
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There is no doubt that in today's world we tend to want everything now. It is almost like we are losing the ability to wait for anything, and if and when we have to wait, we can’t handle it.
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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7/6/23
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I don’t know how many people have this problem, but for me life always seems to get the most stressful when I am getting ready to relax.
I have written about this before, and I am sure I …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/29/23
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“ Don’t carry around the hurtful words that others say about you. Drop them. They are not yours to keep. They belong only to those who said them. You are more than the whispers, the …
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By Mrs. Hollman
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6/29/23
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Hello! Welcome to the last week in June! Wasn’t it yesterday that I was saying it was the first week of June? It sure flew by for me. Last week we served 145 meals total including 78 in house, …
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By Carmen Druckenmiller
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6/29/23
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“ For as long as he can remember, Fred Risser has celebrated birthdays by riding his bicycle a mile for each year of his life.” According to Mike Ivey, each year on May 5, the iconic …
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By Pastor Bob Oleson
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6/29/23
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Life has its ups/downs, encouragements/discouragements, joys and sorrows. We experience them every week. Here are my thoughts on the prior week.
The Good
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Curt Hineline
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6/29/23
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I have to admit that the idea for this article was inspired by Pastor Cory Martin's sermon on John 17:1-5 last week. He discussed the concept of eternal life and how we often perceive it in terms of …
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Curt Hineline
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6/29/23
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As a pastor, I often get to participate with our associate pastor, Cory Martin, in deciding how to help people who come with specific financial or physical needs. They often make a compelling case …
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Pastor Curt Hineline
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6/22/23
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Greetings from Golden Oaks!
Well, the summer heat is upon us! Take extra care if you are outside for very long and drink that water. If you want to continue your outdoor walking regime but not …
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Jami Method
Golden Oaks
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6/22/23
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Sound advice. I certainly needed to do just that Sunday night. There are likely others that can relate to feeling physically tired due to being emotionally and spiritually drained. …
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Curt Hineline
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6/22/23
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A few years ago an article in AARP about NPR’S Scott Simon caught my attention. Scott Simon is the host of NPR’S Weekend Edition Saturday. Deirdue Donahue wrote the article entitled …
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Pastor Bob
Bethany Lutheran/First Presbyterian
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6/22/23
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Hello! June is halfway over and every day seems to be going faster. First off, I want to say that I hope all the fathers had a FANTASTIC Father’s Day on Sunday. Special shout-out to all the …
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By Carmen Druckenmiller
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6/22/23
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“ Every human life is worth the same, and deserves the same chance in life. And more than anything else, I know that education, even at its most basic, is the best chance anyone can have to …
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By Mrs. Hollman
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6/22/23
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I am still on the path of the nonsmoker. Usually, I am happy to say that, but I don’t think that I am there just yet. Happy is the last word that I would use to describe my moods lately.
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/22/23
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"Var står det skrivet?" is the actual title of today's article, which, when translated from the original Swedish, means "Where is it written?" This was one of the common phrases from the Free …
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Curt Hineline
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6/15/23
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With the voices of Ella Fitzgerald and Bill Kenny blending together, the 1944 hit "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" became a favorite song of the mid to late 1940s. The lyrics speak of rain …
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Curt Hineline
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6/15/23
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I read somewhere this quote, “Youth is a gift and Aging is a work of art.” I like the idea of aging as artistry. The problem is that we are not all good artists when it comes to aging. In …
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Pastor Bob
Bethany Lutheran/First Presbyterian
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6/15/23
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This week’s featured book is called I Am Malala Yousafzai written by Brad Meltzer illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. I am Malala is a remarkable tale of a family who was uprooted by global …
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By Mrs. Hollman
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6/15/23
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