Astonishing Generosity

posted March 31, 2009 by Steve Whicker | |

When it came time to announce our annual food drive, I must admit I was a bit nervous. It seems like everyone is asking for food donations this year—schools, scouts, work and neighbors. In addition, the needs of our community have exceeded previous years due to the fatigued economy. I wondered if we as a church would have the capacity to respond when so many of us are struggling to survive. Once again,…

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Improvements at SLP

posted March 18, 2009 by Steve Whicker | |

Jolene and I returned from our vacation to find some great things happening at Spring Lake Park. First, I learned that Greg Grimstad informed everyone about the biblical support for our trip to Phoenix (Acts 27:12). I appreciate Greg’s ministry in my absence. Then, I discovered we were able to begin a new shuttle service. Now you can park in a nearby business lot and ride the shuttle to our…

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How’s our church doing?

posted March 12, 2009 by Don Graffam | |

Hey all, I had an interesting thought come over me earlier this week and I’ve been noodling on it ever since.  (Actually I’ve had a week full of “noodlings” but) I got to thinking about the parable of the talents in Matthew 25.  Many of you are probably aware of this story that Jesus tells how 3 different men are given different “talents” or portions of money.  These men are…

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