By Joyce Wachsmuth-- Doug and I were given these two ornaments for Christmas, one with Santa Claus wearing a mask and the other with us using masks with hand sanitizer and toilet paper next to us! We chuckled when we received them, because it did represent 2020! As I sit down this morning...
By Greg Lunsford-- Remember 2020? That was a wild ride. There is something about taking last year's calendar off the wall and replacing it with the new year’s calendar. Taking down the old calendar typically is a reminder of the appointments, dinner with friends and family...
By Sally Bland-- Today is my son, Isaac’s, 17th birthday!! Every year I praise God for molding Isaac into who he is and for the many blessings Isaac brings into our lives! As I look back on Isaac’s past year, it breaks my heart to see him struggle with the loss of school...
By Wayne Williams-- I really liked Jane Lewis’ excellent blog last week about lament. Did you read it? If not, go to our GPBC website and read it now. I liked it so much that I want to continue the theme this week. Jane began her blog with a quote from Psalm 13, “How long...
By Jane Lewis-- “How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts, and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?” (Psalm 13:1-2) Have you found yourself asking similar...
By Janet Nordlund-- COMMUNITY SUNDAY is here!!!!!! Four times a year our church family comes together all in one service to remember and celebrate Jesus. It’s one of our favorite Sundays as adults, kids, students, everybody is all in one room together. Most times we enjoy a potluck lunch...
By Richard McElroy-- I’ve been running my pick-up for years now. It came my way used, with only 18,000 miles on it, some twenty year ago. The age and dings show, but nothing takes away from the heart of the engine and easy power-wheelbarrow-way it gets things done. ...
By Steve Muir (Adopted from a Stephen Ministry article)-- Stephen Ministry is an important way we at GPBC carry out our mission: “Helping people follow Jesus together.” We do this by showing the love of Jesus to people who are going through difficult times. Think of all the...
By Joyce Wachsmuth-- It is 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, November 3rd, and I am waiting for the election results to be declared. My husband, Doug and I have been in prayer for our country, and it was very important that we voted. As a United States citizen we are given the right and privilege...
By Sally Bland-- Normally, during this time of year our church would be eagerly running around getting ready for our community fall festival—Family Jam/Pumpkin Slam. However, like so many other planned activities—vacations, sports, school, and church, we had to cancel Family Jam...