A year ago, TLC Ministries made a move to Alger to expand its outreach and has seen many blessings and miracles take place. Healing and deliverance has been the focus. The move was not without difficulties.

Representing the youth of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kenton, Sarah and Nicholas Stacklin, with their mom, Stacey, present a $375 donation to the Kenton S.O.U.P. service, accepted by Dorothy Hogue. The money was collected the weekend of Feb. 2 as part of the church’s Souper Bowl of Caring fundraiser. Submitted photo

How do we become great? As a parent, I often reflect on my parenting. Am I leading my children to reach their full potential? Will my parenting set them up to live their best life? And what is a great life? What is greatness?

The 2019 Northwest Ohio Aglow International Area Spring Conference is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 13 in The Banquet Hall at the Findlay Elks Lodge No. 75, 900 West Melrose Ave., Findlay. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. The theme for the conference is “Behold – The Generations Encountering Our God.”

CAREY — Due to few people attending The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation’s 1:30 p.m. Sunday Shrine devotions in the winter months, these devotions will no longer take place November through April.

I’m miserable – not in the sense that I’m some mean old cur like some of my detractors would have you believe. I’m in genuine misery. I had major oral surgery on half my mouth. (The other half is to be operated on in two months, so I’ll be going through this whole self-pity thing again. Watch out!!!)

If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. – I Corinthians 15: 13-14 Many people get upset with the Christian belief in the resurrection of the body. It offends them that God would even care about bringing a dead body – a corpse – back to life.

The Glory Way Quartet will be performing at the McGuffey Free Will Baptist Church at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9.

Before you know it spring will be here. I know it’s hard to even imagine it with all the snow and ice around us here in Hardin County. Living in Ohio we are used to different seasons. Trust me soon enough it will be track season.

The Latter Rain Quartet will be in concert at Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God, south of Alger, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. The public is invited to attend.