The MTL Blog: News, notes and announcements from your friends at MTL
Keep It in Context
Posted on October 18, 2019 in Uncategorized
by Dianne Neal Matthews During my childhood, I occasionally heard the story about a man who asked God to send him a message. Then the man flipped open his Bible and stuck his finger at a random spot on the page, ending up at Matth…
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The Story Behind the Story in Misty M. Beller’s Novel Hope’s Highest Mountain
Posted on October 14, 2019 in Uncategorized
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National White Cane Safety Day
Posted on October 14, 2019 in Uncategorized
by Cheri Cowell In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed October 15 White Cane Safety Day to commemorate the accomplishments of the blind and to remind everyone not to block crosswalks so critical for safety. If you know so…
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Reading Between the Lines—And Living Between the Times
Posted on October 10, 2019 in Uncategorized
by Rhonda Rhea Someone once told me that all crazy women have super-thin eyebrows. I don’t see how I could even begin to argue with that logic. So I pencil. And I pencil strong. I feel I have a lot to prove. That’s one reason …
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Faith of a Child
Posted on October 8, 2019 in Uncategorized
by Sherry Kyle In the summer of 1976, my parents rented a cabin for a week at Snow Mountain Ranch in Colorado. After fun-filled days riding horses, shooting arrows, making crafts, and having water balloon fights, I would relax in …
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Forsaking the Familiar
Posted on October 3, 2019 in Uncategorized
by Deb DeArmond I lived in one house 18 of my first 20 years. I knew the neighborhood (and the neighbors) intimately, including the best hide and seek spots, and that Mary Jane’s mom baked every Saturday, and often passed ou…
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Three People in Church History We Should Know
Posted on October 1, 2019 in Uncategorized
by Dr. Sandra Glahn Priscilla The apostle Paul mentions the Jewish Priscilla in his writings, along with her husband, Aquila. They instructed a preacher named Apollos, bringing him up to date on the events about Jesus (Acts 18:26)…
