Opinion

9/9/25

9/9/25

FAITH & VALUES

Blanket CreekWe had a really good crowd this week although we had several out sick. Praying they will be better next week.Acts 5:17-42 “Do we Listen to God or Man?” The Apostles were thrown into prison for teaching God’s word but went right back to it when released. Vs.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole This was going to be a column about the joys and benefits of exercise. Then I remember that wise maxim attributed to Good Ol’ Charlie Schulz:“Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it, I wash my mouth out with chocolate.
9/2/25

9/2/25

FAITH & VALUES

Blanket CreekSunday we celebrated 178 years of this church with our annual Homecoming celebration.We started off with the baptism of twin brothers Liam and Declan Hall. We welcome them into Gods kingdom and our church family.Special music was by Donnie Gray.We welcomed guest speaker Bro.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole You may not believe this but there was life before Amazon.No, seriously! You can look it up in your set of encyclopedias.Oh, that’s right, there also was a time before Google and Wikipedia, as well. I am not making this up. I was there.
8/26/25

8/26/25

FAITH & VALUES

Blanket CreekMessage, “As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.” We need to do three things. Fear the Lord, serve the Lord and get rid of strange God’s.Last week we had the privilege of ordaining Rusty Fields as a Deacon of the church and presenting Steve Carr and Doug Florer as Elders.
8/19/25

8/19/25

FAITH & VALUES

Butler Christ CommunityGreetings friends! On Sunday we heard from Pastor Ron that the prophesies made in Daniel were quite accurate. It was a very interesting account to hear.On August 27 there will be a follow up meeting for the high school ministry beginning at 6:30 p.m.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole Mankind has beaten tons of nature’s obstacles over the centuries.We’ve learned the secrets of flight, without which we wouldn’t have discovered turbulence.
8/12/25

8/12/25

FAITH & VALUES

Blanket CreekAnother year of VBS has come and gone. We had the best group of kids! That says a lot for their parents and family. We pray they had a great time and learned a lot about Jesus and were drawn closer to Him.The message this week was from Joshua 6, “There’s a Stump in the Way.
BURTON W. COLE, Editor

BURTON W. COLE, Editor

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole Every August when I was a kid, the stores in our town rolled their wares out onto the sidewalks and called it a “Dog Days of Summer Sale.”Mom insisted that we go, and was surprised when I agreed without fussing. But when we got there, I was the one who was surprised.