FAITH & VALUES

Blanket Creek This week we celebrated 176 years of a little ole country church on Broadford Road, serving, teaching, and witnessing at Blanket Creek Baptist Church. We started with special music by Gift of Grace. We are always grateful for their music.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole Judging from expert financial analysis — the people who compile junk mail lists — my credit rating has hit an all-time high. Or maybe it's my sucker rating.

FAITH & VALUES

Butler Christ Community Greetings friends, may you be blessed this week. In our bulletin this week an inspiration was given: develop the daily habit of praying over your to-do list, always asking Jesus to reveal what He wants you to accomplish. I like that idea and am going to try it!

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole I've been invited to haul a hay wagon around a neighboring farm this fall during corn maze season. It will be one of the few times I've chugged around a hayfield without a beat-up, red International Harvester hay baler hooked between tractor and wagon.

FAITH & VALUES

Blanket Creek August 27th will mark 176 years for Blanket Creek. We will be celebrating this milestone on Sunday, August 27th. Bro. Craig Tackett will be bringing the message that day.

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Mt. Gilead Mt. Gilead has planned their Homecoming on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 2 p.m. There will be a dinner, special singing, and a message by Bro. Jonathan Rogers. All preachers who have preached there at any time are invited to attend. Everyone is welcome to the little church on the hill.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole Lately, I’ve been possessed by an urge to return to the simple life of the fourth grade. Mom and dad paid the bills. Mrs. Cuffman guarded the door.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole I dug furiously through the desk drawer trying to find a working pen. One after another, I tossed dried out and chewed up pens back into the drawer, and rummaged for the next one. "If they don't work, why are all these pens still in the drawer?

FAITH & VALUES

Mt. Gilead Mt. Gilead has planned their Homecoming on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 2 p.m. There will be a dinner, special singing, and a message by Bro. Nathan Rogers. All preachers who have preached there at any time are invited to attend. Everyone is welcome to the little church on the hill.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole EDITOR’S NOTE: This column originally was published June 21, 2015, in another publication. Cole lovingly read snippets of this particular column in his eulogy to his wife, Terry, during her funeral five weeks ago. Terry Cole died unexpectedly June 18.