Religion

Glory Girls to Meet On Tuesday, June 29th at the First Christian Church. "Honoring our Fathers" It’s been awhile and the Glory Girls are getting together on Tuesday, June 29th at the First Christian Church in Johnson City. Bring a covered dish to share, and a treasured story about your father.

Introducing his study on going through difficult times, titled "When the Going Gets Tough," Dr. Joe Stowell, president of Cornerstone University, says getting through a season of trouble is a lot like surviving a roller-coaster ride—except that we do not volunteer for trouble and trouble was never intended to be fun, adding: "Trouble is filled with stomach-wrenching drops, dips, and sudden curves.

Everybody say, "AAARGH, mateys!" These children are ready to welcome their friends (ages 4-5th grade), to the Vacation Bible School at the First United Methodist Church. The free VBS program is every night, Monday through Friday, June 21-25, in the Activity Building. The activities begin at 5:30 with a light supper and conclude at 8:00.

The arrival of Father’s Day reminds me of our Lord’s parable of the prodigal son: the story of the younger of a father’s two sons who boldly requested and surprisingly received his portion of the family inheritance. Upon receiving it, he headed to a distant country where he wasted all of his money.

As newly installed pastor of Community Church of the Hills, Michael Meek brings both experience and enthusiasm. He says: "I believe God has called me as pastor of Community Church of the Hills to Johnson City in order to help grow the Body of Christ. I look forward to getting to know the community and helping to make Johnson City a more wonderful place — a place to raise families, to enjoy life, and to retire.

Community Church of the Hills VBS is off to a great start this week as children pour in to learn about the life of Jesus. On Sunday, June 13th the children from VBS will have a musical program at 10:30 AM and a time of fellowship and food immediately following the service.

Heading east on the New York Thruway, I felt a sudden loss of power in our car. Fortunately, we were near an exit and were able to coast down the ramp into a parking area. After being towed several miles to a small town service station, we received the mechanics diagnosis of our engine trouble. "I’ve got good news and bad news,"

Larry told me he knew immediately that he would lose all the weight he needed to lose and this brought a new birth of faith and confidence. He’d tried different diets before with little lasting success. Weight loss programs had let him down. There had been a few short lived experiences of achieving his longed for goals. During his sophomore year in high school, Larry had lost one hundred pounds, but nothing he tried seemed to work for long.

During his teen years, Yu Chen Kun was a member of the infamous Red Guard, a group inspired by the late Mao Zedong to destroy what the Communist government considered corrupting influences in the country, including Christianity. The Red Guards attacked churches, destroying Bibles throughout China. Then, one day, Yu visited a church service and was never the same again.

This Saturday Good Shepherd Catholic Church will be having a Kids Mini Carnival Fundraiser to raise money for their new building project – a New Religious Education Building. So come out and enjoy the games and have some fun. We will be serving hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn, cotton candy and drinks.