(Annabel Robinson) Fellowship Is More Than Cake and Coffee         A funeral and a wedding anniversary. Recently there have been two events that have invited us to look back on our lives and stare into the future. Winnie Kelm’s funeral was on August 10. We heard from her family of a life so […]

(Annabel Robinson) Try this for a new Bible study experience…                       In my work as Publications Director for Scripture Union, Canada, I try to keep abreast of what’s out there that other people may be reading. It was in this connection that I recently came across

(Norma Holtslander) Ruth, the Moabite                  At First Baptist Place, we have been looking at the book of Ruth during our chapel times. It is such a positive book placed in the middle of the darkness and disobedience of Israel and her judges; a book of hope, healing

(Norma Holtslander) The Shemah Prayer         Every morning and evening, for thousands of years, Jewish people, young and old, have prayed these words; “Hear O Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD alone. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all

(Esther Wiens) This spring I found myself intrigued with one of the many beautiful banners created by Vic and Irene Sotropa, displayed in our sanctuary. It featured the word “koinonia.” (See photos.) I began thinking about the meaning of this word, and asked myself if it is an appropriate description of our church family. Both