By: Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein Many of you reading this have seen and/or participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge, featured in the left portion of the picture above, that has been sweeping the nation in hopes of raising money and bring awareness about ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” This illness is a progressive neurodegenerative […]
Anna Neumann, daughter of Jen and Doug Neumann, will be a part of the cast for the in the production of Children of Eden, which will kick-off the Revival Theatre Company’s inaugural season in the estate’s natural amphitheater–September 4, 5, and 6 at 7:30 p.m. Based on the book by John Caird, and a concept […]
By: Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! I cannot believe how much stuff has been brought in for the garage sale, which will take place beginning tomorrow. There have been numerous volunteers, at least sixteen according to my count, who have been very busy getting the room ready, and then sorting, stacking, […]
By: Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein I cannot seem to escape the shadow of the valley of death. Last week, I was wrestling with the deaths of the young men in various parts of our own area as well as the military death that had just been announced. Over the weekend in the St. Louis area, a […]
By: Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein Three of the top nine stories listed on KCRG-TV 9 deal with death: Two-star general is killed in Afghan attack, four teens killed in an accident in western Dubuque County and one young man was the driver of the vehicle that hit them, and nine-year old twins killed in ATV accident […]