How hot is too hot? This past weekend, the Weather Channel said it was 107 degrees in Patterson. We recorded 104 degrees on the edge of town in the shade of our patio. That is hot no matter how ...
Church fills park with music, worship Above, members of Iglesia Fuente de Vida Eterna’s worship team perform at an event the church hosted in Patterson’s North Park on May 11. The event included food, music, sermons and personal testim...
Sermon Notes: A new birth This past Sunday morning our home was blessed with the arrival of a beautiful baby girl, Tabitha. As I look at her innocent little face, I am filled with a sense of awe and wonder. An overwhelming ...
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The Rev. Timothy Benefield | Golden Valley Baptist Church Patterson Irrigator
Called with the greatness of God I am so glad that God’s thoughts are not like our thoughts and that his ways are not like our ways. So many times, people judge a book by its cover. If the graphics and design on a book appear subp...
The important role mothers play Each year, getting the worship bulletin together for Mother’s Day, I wonder why the church does not have hymns using mother images. I don’t know about you, but these are just the type of things tha...
Training our children wisely Children need to be shown the difference between right and wrong, and parents need to remember that their role is to train the rules of responsibility to their children.
The Rev. Mike Selland
New Home Foursquare Church
Quit making excuses
What would you like to be different about your life? What changes would you like to see? Chances are, most of us can come up wi...
Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. After a cold and rainy winter, spring comes to us. The flowers and trees begin to bloom. The weather begins to warm up. In many ways, the world aroun...
Spring has arrived in the Central Valley. The seemingly lifeless trees of six weeks ago have gone through or are about to go through big changes. The flowers on most of the fruit trees have been po...
My family is going to Disneyland for spring break. Our daughter has always wanted to go, and my aunt has generously helped us to make the trip possible.