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POEMS FOR REFLECTION

POEMS FOR REFLECTION

GENEROSITY   Have you ever stopped to think how “generosity” could claim, To take the spot of some people’s middle name? Giving comes so naturally to them, they didn’t give an extra thought. It might be something that they made or something that they bought.   Out of…

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POEMS OF COMFORT

POEMS OF COMFORT

Who was it said, “God works in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform?” GOD’S COMFORTERS                                     The many ways God comforts us Is a wonder to behold; His creatures that enrich our lives Are more precious than all of the gold.   I had…

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MOST RECENT POEMS

MOST RECENT POEMS

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee,  but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?  Micah 6:8 “TERMS”   Looking back over the many years of my life, what would I like most to share? The answer is…

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FAVORITE POEMS

FAVORITE POEMS

And we will walk in His paths.  Isaiah 2:3 WHERE JESUS WALKED   As I sat there in the pew, listening to my pastor husband, as he talked,    Images appeared before me, about “That day I walked where Jesus walked.” As he shared the message so familiar, sharp images came…

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THOUGHTS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE LATE PASTOR LYLE SCHOSSOW

THOUGHTS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE LATE PASTOR LYLE SCHOSSOW

“INTIMACY PRODUCES MATURITY” Do you remember how Groucho Marx used to say, “Say the secret word and win a hundred dollars?”  The secret word for winning in our day of fracture and confused priorities is a word that we have given a shallow definition …INTIMATE a word…

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PASTOR LYLE’S WEEKLY DEVOTIONALS

PASTOR LYLE’S WEEKLY DEVOTIONALS

FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE …sometimes brief — and sometimes longer – but always an adventure!! Some of the experiences will be described by us and others of our family and friends — as mysterious, miraculous or providential — but any of…

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SERMONS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE LATE PASTOR LYLE SCHOSSOW

SERMONS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE LATE PASTOR LYLE SCHOSSOW

WITHSTANDING THE STORM Jesus was an expert … He was a student of Scripture … was steeped and learned in the Old Testament … no doubt … He also knew the wisdom of the Proverbs by King Solomon.  It was part of His Bible … King Solomon had said (10:25) “As the whirlwind…

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POEMS ON DEATH

POEMS ON DEATH

Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though  he were dead, yet shall he live.”  John 11:25 DEATH – NOTHING TO FEAR   As I awoke this morning, I heard God’s message loud and clear. The message: Spread the word that in…

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PASTOR LYLE’S FOND REMBERANCES

PASTOR LYLE’S FOND REMBERANCES

IT IS FINISHED … (Tetelestai) BUT YOU MUST MAINTAIN IT!  His name was L. B. Lloyd … and I don’t know what his first name really was …normally we referred to him as L. B. Lloyd … informally and personally we referred to him as “Lloyd”. Lloyd was employed at Denver Wood…

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