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Unnecessary pastor

Real Life Church is hosting our annual outdoor service and free picnic this Sunday at Clear Lake Park at 10:00 a.m. A lot of work goes into a service like this. Sound equipment must be rented, picked up and installed, then taken down and returned. Grills have to be transported. Signs are...

Amazonesia problems

ECHOES FROM THE LOAFERS’ CLUB MEETING I was in a rut, but I changed my life. How did you do that? I got a universal remote control. It changes everything. DRIVING BY BRUCE’S DRIVE I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I sat...

Speak only kindness

ECHOES FROM THE LOAFERS’ CLUB MEETING What’s wrong with you? I forgot to take my stupid pills this morning. Don’t worry, it doesn’t show. DRIVING BY BRUCE’S DRIVE I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. My family used to go...

Three lagomorph species in the state

ECHOES FROM THE LOAFRES’ CLUB MEETING I’ve got big news for you. Well, I’m glad I’m sitting down. I just painted that chair you’re sitting in. DRIVING BY BRUCE’S DRIVE I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. The sky was as black as...

Redemption story

If you have been attending Christ Community Church, you know that we’ve been in the Book of Ruth. Ruth is a beautiful story of how God can redeem even the most dismal circumstances to bring about redemption in His time. If you’re not a part of our church family, let me give you a quick...

The image of bread

People have used a variety of images throughout history to portray concepts and excite our imagination: the power of a lion’s roar, the majesty of a soaring eagle, and the beauty of a rose. One image that has been used for centuries, but is being lost today, is bread. Yes, bread! Jesus tells us...

End of a great school year

As the final bell rings and our classrooms empty out for the summer, there is a deep sense of accomplishment and excitement across our district. We have just closed the chapter on another exceptional school year. It was a year filled with learning, growth, and countless moments of connection...

The June bride vs the forever bride

There’s a line from the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers that goes, “Oh, they say when you marry in June, you’re a bride all your life, and the bridegroom who marries in June gets a sweet-heart for a wife.” Well, I have been thinking about weddings a lot recently. It isn’t simply because...

Technology taking a toll on fish

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Deb Bently covering a story about the Waterville fish hatchery in the last edition of the Pioneer. I’m an avid fisherman and it gave me great joy to read the hatchery will be receiving a much overdue overhaul, and becoming better able to provide quality fishing in the...

Men are strange

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Do you know why dinosaurs went extinct? It resulted from an impact with a large celestial object. No, it was because they couldn’t take selfies, and their life had no purpose. Driving by Bruce's drive I have a wonderful neighbor named...