“Axios” Living

Pastor Shannon Bond, Cherokee Baptist Church In Ephesians 4:1, Paul exhorts us with these words: “… walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called.” In the first half of the letter, he proclaims the glories of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

By Rosa Arredondo Isaiah 48:17-18. This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who leads you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to My commands.

Simple Truths

By: Welton Watson, Pastor, Central Baptist Church Psalm 23 is probably the most quoted chapter in the Bible. Most funeral obituary flyers have it printed on the back leaf. Within this Psalm are volumes of truth and promises that belong to those who claim the Lord as Savior and Lord.

The Bend News

What a week it has been in Bend. We’ve got a lot of struggles with health here lately. Is it wrong for me to want to imply that maybe there’s a correlation between that and our top-quality water??

Community Calendar

Items for the Community Calendar are limited to 60 WORDS OR LESS. If they are too long, they will be edited. Vendors needed - for Pecan Capital Trade Days which will begin on September 3rd from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. We’ll have baked goods, wood products, jewelry, homemade items, canned goods, etc.

Alice in Wonder Land

By Alice Smith When I attended the Dresden Melon Festival on Saturday, August 6th, I put in my name and bid on some things at the silent auction. Mine was the highest bid of $55.00 on jewelry valued at $225.00. One of the rings I am wearing now and the other items will be great gifts.

Notes from the Spring Creek Arts Guild

By Cathy Ledbetter Coloring the World A very long time ago, I would say at least 10 years, I bought a kit for dyeing fabric in a gradient of thirty colors. In the years since, I have bought a couple of other related kits, and they have been in a bin stashed away ever since.

The Idle American

I am admittedly a slow learner. Asked on a game show to name the presidential images at Mount Rushmore, I would redden with embarrassment. Only in recent years have I been sure there are four honorees.

Pet Talk

Submitted by College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University The benefits of surgery in the fight against veterinary cancer When it comes to treating cancer in pets, there are several options available, depending on the type, location and severity of the cancer.

Quinn Memo

By Rix Quinn The history of money My friend Judy asks, “If money doesn’t grow on trees, then why do banks have branches?” This is such a good question, I consulted two experts: a friend who owes his bank money, and another guy whose desk faces an ATM machine. Here’s what they told me.