Church News (Page 19)
News from the KCC family.
Lost In These Uncertain Times?
Do you ever feel lost? Do you ever feel undecided? Do things seem uncertain and the future unclear? You are not alone. This year has been unlike any other. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, forest fires out West, hurricanes in the South, and political uncertainty have made us all feel we have lost control with no idea when it will come back. On top of all the events affecting our nation and the world, many are dealing with family issues, employment uncertainty, How COVID has affected us
The Reminder of God’s Creativity and Design
By Andy Bratton, Senior Minister Ah, the changing colors of fall. Such beautiful colors, especially when the sun is shining on the leaves after a small rain so the colors glisten. There are tunnels of trees you can drive through and be surrounded by the colors. There is a chairlift ride you can take for $5 to see the leaves. I am looking outside my window at the church and can see all kinds of colors as I type this. How COVID has affected us
Showing That God Has Chosen You
By Sara Blasko…..and guest writer, Peter! Sometimes when I’m not sure what to write about I open my Bible or my Bible app looking for something to write about. This passage of scripture really spoke to me today, and I hope it speaks to you. I love how Peter instructs us to just keep adding these characteristics to our lives. Keep adding these things as you grow in your faith. I really couldn’t do better than Peter so enjoy! Wise How COVID has affected us
Wait for the LORD
By Tim Severance, Associate Minister “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” – Psalm 27:14 “I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.” – Psalm 130:5“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him.” – Psalm 37:7 Bella waits late into the night. Our family dog, Bella, doesn’t usually come into the house until everyone in the family is home and inside. She’s been known to stay How COVID has affected us
New Missionary Added
KCC will begin supporting Adrienne Stratton of Go Ministries in September. 2020. Adrienne Stratton is originally from Vestaburg, Michigan. She attended Great Lakes Christian College. After serving on staff at GLCC in 2014, she went on a “GO Internship” with Go Ministries. It wasn’t long afterward that she moved to the island of Hispaniola (home of Dominican Republic and Haiti) in 2016. Adrienne now serves as Director of Community Development for Go Ministries. Follow Adrienne on her Facebook page.
Preparing a Place
By Sara Blasko, Children’s Ministry Director My in-Laws recently sold their house in Florida, and have also been dealing with some health issues. Nick and I offered to go down for a few days and pack up their house and drive the moving truck home. We’ve been here for 3 days and have most of it done. It has been pretty emotional to say the least. This has been our go to spring break destination for the past 10 years How COVID has affected us
Wedded Bliss
By Andy Bratton, Senior Minister Today is my parents’ 60th wedding anniversary. I have been around for almost 52 of them. Whenever I say “marriage,” I can’t help but remember the Princess Bride movie and the famous scene of the king and princess Buttercup getting married against her will. And just when the formal service is beginning we hear the minister say, “Mawwige. Mawwige is what bwings us together today.” And later he says, “Wuv, twoo Wuv.” I looked up How COVID has affected us
Best Apps for Christian Living
Every year I like to share my list of favorite apps to assist your Christian walk. Our Christian life is one of growth and these apps help you do that. You will find everything here from prayer, preaching, giving, and connecting with your home church. Enjoy. PRAYER LIFE – ECHO Type your prayer requests into Echo and keep track of when you pray and when the prayer is answered. Create custom reminders for all or individual requests. Share your prayer requests How COVID has affected us
The Lesson of the Sneeches
By Tim Severance, Associate Minister The Sneeches The Dr. Seuss story, “The Sneeches” has been one of my favorite stories since childhood. The Sneeches were fine left to themselves. They enjoyed daily life eating, working, playing with one another. Until one day, this chap named, Sylvester McMonkey McBean, showed up with a machine that could put stars on their bellies thus differentiating one Sneech from another. That’s when the problems began. Pride, jealousy, and envy crept in as some Sneeches had stars How COVID has affected us
Squirrels on Course
I am amazed at how squirrels are creatures of habit. As I write this I have a squirrel outside my window eating all of the bird feed my wife put out for the, well, birds. And he/she cleaned it right out.