Listen to me when I complain, God! Protect my life from the enemy’s terror! (Psalm 64:1 – CEB) My participation in church stretches back as far as my memory. The
Faith Stories: A Letter to Our Children
A Letter to Our Children Natalie Cooper serves as lead teacher for the Joyful Transformers Sunday school class (our 3rd through 5th graders), Children’s Sunday School Superintendent, and as Children’s
Faith Stories: Spiritual PPE
Faith Stories: Spiritual PPE I do not think anyone would disagree that the times we are living in right now are scary, frustrating, uncertain and, for many, very lonely.Lonely is
Faith Stories: Red-eared Sliders
Faith Stories: Red-eared sliders How many are your works, O Lord!In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming
Faith Stories: Who Is The God You Know?
Faith Stories: Who Is The God You Know? Recently, I have intentionally contemplated this question: Who is the God I know? As I pondered the revelations that came to mind,
Faith Stories: A Meditation on the Times
Faith Stories: A Meditation on the Times Praise the Lord.Praise the Lord, O my soul.I will praise the Lord all my life;I will sing praise to my Godas long as
Faith Stories: A Chance Encounter
Faith Stories: A Chance Encounter A few weeks ago, I found myself on the opposite end of town in need of a few groceries, so I stopped in a Wal-Mart
Faith Stories: Divinely Connected
A few years ago, I wrote a Faith Story called Reflections on a Life where I talked about the cliché “a smile goes a long way” and how a smile can bring
Faith Stories: Being My Authentic Self
Danny Stiles shared these words during the August 2019 Church Council meeting. It’s important for you to hear how your vision and steps of faith have touched my life. I
Faith Stories: Let God Do the Talking
Faith Stories: Let God Do the Talking “For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; the Jew