Bethlehem Steel Company financed passage for hundreds of Europeans to come to America. The company built five villages, one for each of the ethnic groups near the ore mines where they would work. They built a Catholic church and a Presbyterian church to accommodate the newcomers. A state-of-the-art school was built of limestone taken from the open pit mine. The…
Month: April 2016
If These Church Walls Could Talk . . .
With all the celebration about our new Springtown sanctuary being built soon, I started thinking about church. Churches. The churches that stick out in my memory. I’m sure you all have warm memories of different churches, too! I encourage you to take some time and reflect on what made those churches special. These are my top three churches! The Monticello…
Lessons From a Tick!
I love to learn using object lessons. The Bible is full of them! Jesus must have appreciated object lessons, too. He taught in parables, which is nearly the same thing. I looked up synonyms for “object lesson” and found – concrete illustration, deterrent example, lesson, practical demonstration, proof, and visible evidence I found these so interesting! All of these meanings, I…