From the Preacher’s Pen – Dr. Chuck Terrill Heavy Lifting   I heard this story quite a while ago, but I want to share it with you.  An elderly lady went to her doctor, concerned about her declining strength.    “While seated in your recliner,” the doctor said, “with a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute and then relax. Each day you’ll find that you can hold this position for just a bit...

“Have you got your winter wood laid by?” That important question was asked annually by the members of a small rural congregation that I once served. It was often their main topic of discussion. It is still a relevant question, considering the cold winter days we have been experiencing. Don’t you feel just a little bit sorry for our pioneer ancestors? During days like these it would be clearly evident if they had failed to prepare for hard times. An unchinked crack in a log house would become...

THANK YOU! Dear SHCC Family, Thank you for the warm welcome! Mary and I were blessed by your prayers for us and SHCC this past Sunday.  We appreciate all that you are doing for us and for the Lord.  May God bless us richly as we embrace a New Year in Jesus.       From The Preacher’s Pen.  Dr. Chuck Terrill Happy Hillbilly New Year   Some people have misguided ideas about the Hillbillies.  I know what a Hillbilly is because I is one.  I come from a family of Hillbillies.  Both sets of my...