The Straight Story Love and Reconciliation Sermon
Pastor Mike Kotrla reflects on fragile relationships and the slow work of healing. He cites The Straight Story, where Alvin travels 500 miles on a lawn mower to reconcile with his brother, urging patience and effort to mend what hurts. The message: forgives, restore, and endure.
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Lyle
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
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Forgiveness as a Biblical Duty in Human Relationships
A pastor’s corner discusses forgiveness as a Christian duty beyond forgetting. It distinguishes canceling debt from erasing hurt, urging readers to shelve the offense, avoid scorekeeping, and choose grace over vengeance despite ongoing pain.
Prayer and politics collide at Texas governor count in Houston church
A Houston church faces city wide lawsuits over a Saturday prayer meeting prompted by the Texas governor. The note reflects on faith, judgment, and national distress, urging humility and prayer to avert divine wrath while critiquing reliance on people and money.
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Houston
Texas
Dickens
ACCESS Program brings early start education to Shafter families
Healthy Start collaborates with Kern County Early Start Services Coordinator Wilma Sweeney to offer The ACCESS Program for children birth to 5 years old. Topics cover behavior, development stages, and temperaments with positive behavioral support, in-home options, and free hands-on learning projects at Richland School District Parent Center in Shafter California. Contact Veronica Rodriguez at (661) 746-8659 for details.
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Healthy Start
Wilma K Sweeney
Kern County
Wilma Sweeney
Sweeney
Cal State Northridge
CSUN
Woodbine House
Kern
Inyo
Mono
Richland School District
North Valley
Veronica Rodriguez
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