This month’s devotion submission was written by Pastor Mary Luti. Jesus said, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” – John 13:35 (NRSV) Ack. There it is again. The thing that signals to the world that we belong to you, Jesus. Love. Love among disciples. Love […]
Chaplain’s Message: Different Places, Same People?
This month’s meditation is authored by Kenneth L. Samuel, Pastor of Victory for the World Church, Decatur, Georgia. Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews. Some of them, however—men from Cyprus and […]
Meet Our Resident: Carolyn A.
“Whatever you make of it.” Carolyn Adams summarizes a lot of her life in those words. She was born—one of four children to her parents–in the Blackwell, Oklahoma area and raised in Lamont on a wheat farm, eventually moving to Ark City and attended Pittsburg State graduating in 1966 with a degree in Education (teaching). […]
Chaplain’s Message: Our Daily Bread (Fill in the Blank)
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain Give us this day our daily bread. – Matthew 6:11 (NRSV) I’ve prayed the Lord’s Prayer since childhood. When the pandemic started five years ago, the prayer took on a deeper meaning, especially the line about daily bread. When the world shut down, I learned time and […]
Heart Meditations
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C Leaf, Chaplain Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. – Psalm 19:14 (NRSV) This verse, sometimes prayed on its own, comes at the end of a psalm that celebrates God’s awesome power as […]
Multiple Choice
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But God called to the man and […]
In the Doorway
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain One day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So, whenever he came by, he stopped there to eat . . . Elisha called her and she stood in the doorway. “You have gone to all […]
Call and Response
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many […]
Meet Our Resident: Bessie L.
Bessie (Myers) Luttrell was the only child born to Juanita and W.D. Myers in their house at First Street and Main, here in Newton. Her father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. Meanwhile, in Caldwell, Kansas Melvin Luther Luttrell was the youngest of four children born to Luther and Laura Luttrell and eventually relocated to […]
Bad Words
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain [Jesus said,] “The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.” – Luke 6:45 (NRSV) During election seasons, it’s common […]