Virgil Lee, Senior Pastor, New Life Church Hello Robson Ranch, As a child, I remember being told that I should count sheep when I couldn’t fall asleep. The idea was to distract my mind and refocus it on something repetitive and mindless. Most times, I’d get bored, lose track of my count, and have to…
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March 2024, Religion
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “For God does speak—now one way, now another—though man may not perceive it” (Job 33:14). I believe God still speaks to us. He speaks through His creation, through His word, and through supernatural means. Sometimes He gives dreams or impressions. And sometimes He speaks to us through our everyday experiences. I’m sure you’ve…
Features, January 2024
Norma Thomason’s Christmas Open House
Steve Simpson Norma Thomason, along with her three daughters, hosted her annual Christmas Open House at her home on Grandview Drive on Dec. 5, and it was well attended by members of New Life Church, as well as friends and family of the community. Norma’s home was lavishly decorated with trees and Christmas décor, with…
Religion, November 2023
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “For David, after serving God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed,” (Acts 13:36) I spend a little time on social media—well, Facebook … social media for old folks. We’re probably all chasing the adrenaline rush of getting likes and followers. In fact, in a recent…
Religion, July 2023
Pastors’ Corner
Jim Mann “… For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20) Jesus loved to use word pictures and parables to teach. He’s using a metaphor here,…
Religion, April 2022
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24–25) William Blake famously said, “A bird, a nest; the spider,…
Religion, November 2021
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6) The Apostle Paul tells us our prayers and petitions are to be accompanied by thanksgiving. Elsewhere he says, “Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will…
Religion, October 2021
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “…for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.” (Philippians 1:19) What is the secret to sustaining one’s spiritual strength in order to keep on keepin’ on when things get tough? The Apostle Paul…
Religion, August 2021
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, ‘Who do people say I am?’ They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’” (Mark 8:27–28) Some of the folks in Jesus’ day thought of Jesus…
Religion, March 2021
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. (Psalm 40:2) Once upon a time, a man was driving down a country road and decided to get out to stretch his legs and…