Anne durham Smith

News, Sports, Obituaries, Classifieds, Events and more

News, Sports, Obituaries, Classifieds, Events and more

Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.

Youth conference begins March 17

As Tammy Coughenour drove past Asbury University on Feb. 15, where round-the-clock singing and prayer had continued for days following a student chapel service on Feb. 8, she saw a long line and wondered if she’d even get in.

People waved the palm leaves in churches last April. They were part of Palm Sunday celebrations a week before Easter, a tangible way to picture Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, greeted by the palm-waving crowd.

As the pastor of St. James Lutheran Church in Greenfield, I want to talk to you about the importance of sharing one’s faith in a postmodern society.

The whole hillside was just graves.

Services take place Sunday unless otherwise noted.

We are in our later seventies and after 36 years, my wife and I just moved ourselves (with a little help from our friends) to a different house.

Nikki Schreiner learned how to make the bracelets as a child at a Christian camp. Pulling strands of embroidery floss together with a series of knots, she’d fashion a colorful bracelet.

Grab a lawn chair or blanket, go listen to music, and hang out.

Patty Glaze’s hand floats along a rack of tiny toddler girl dresses. Among the pinks, oranges, reds and yellows, she stops.

Cans of vegetables. Boxes of muffin mix. Bottles of shampoo lined up on a shelf.