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Thoughts and Themes
Thoughts and themes from Tina (or other guests bloggers). Tina's favorite A. A. Milne quotes, poetry for the season, devotionals, links to the Internet, etc.
August Thoughts
August is here and it sure seems to me that it arrived very quickly. I enjoyed the carefree days of June and July: I didn't need to water...
Tina
Aug 7
What is in the Future for Oklahoma Presbyteries?
Currently in Oklahoma we have three Presbyteries. Cimarron Presbytery in northwestern Oklahoma, Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery for all of...
Holley Sanders
Aug 6
Chedeline and Vidler
Since 2016, the youth program of our church has been using monies collected from fund raisers to help two children in Haiti. Their names...
Tina
Jul 3
How We Plan Music for Worship
When you take a bulletin in hand each Sunday, you may have no idea what actually goes into crafting the order of service . . . our guide...
Steve Freeman
Jul 2
Our Liturgical Calendar
Our Children's Worship program follows a liturgical calendar that marks key events and seasons in the Christian Church's year. The focus...
Tina
Jun 5
The Music Continues
We all miss our talented, inspiring organist and choir director, the late Dr. Jack Bowman. For now, I am truly humbled (and a little...
Steve Freeman
Jun 4
Five Adults Who Know Your Name
In the 1980's, there was a sit-com on regular TV called Cheers. I did not watch it regularly but a couple of lines from the theme song...
Tina
May 8
Traditions of Easter
You can't think of spring without thinking of Easter. Of course, I am very well aware of the signs of spring that some wildflowers are...
Tina
Apr 3
Learning From Parables
Webster dictionary defines a parable as "a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle ."...
Tina
Mar 6
Choices
I recently finished a book called "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig for a local book club. Even though I enjoyed the book, I would not...
Auld Lang Syne
I heard a TV news show personality say "Why do we sing Auld Lang Syne at New Years? It's such a sad song." This caught my ear and got...
Tina
Jan 2
A Christmas Story of Faith and Hope
“God will Provide” A Pauls Valley Christmas Story By Mary Gowing It all started with Lou Hall, a lovely older woman in our congregation...
Mary Gowing
Dec 23, 2024
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