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A superhero in rubber boots
J. Stephen Ford, Ph.D., P.E. has served on the Board of Directors at Epworth Villa since 2016. As a senior investigative engineer with structural engineering being his primary focus, he has served as a consultant to senior management on all things pertaining to facilities. On June 21, 2021, Ford’s expertise was called into action. On…
Celebrating the Season!
Take a look at what is happening this month in religious life!
The “why” behind Thanksgiving by Resident Jim Wasson
History tells us the first Thanksgiving in America was held in November 1621 after the first harvest proved to be successful. Governor William Bradford organized the celebration feast and invited a group of the fledgling colony’s Native American allies, including the Wampanoag Tribe, now remembered as America’s first Thanksgiving. Future Thanksgivings were celebrated at different…
Sports and Giving Thanks! by Resident, Jimette McLean
I was asked to write an article on the topic of gratitude and had it basically worked out in my mind by the time I went to Vespers last Thursday. Lo and behold, the sermon was almost exactly what I was planning to write! I decided that since Vespers was not televised last week I…
Joy in the Morning with Pastor Laura!
Joy in the Morning with Pastor Laura!
Father Emil Kapaun—Servant of God by Chaplain Dwight
Emil Joseph Kapaun was a Roman Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a United States Army chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. During WWII, he served in the Burma Theater from April 1945 to May 1946 where he and one other chaplain ministered to approximately 19,000 servicemen and…
Joy in the Morning with Pastor Laura!
The blessings of mentors by Larry Becker
A mentor is a wise and trusted counselor or guide. As I reflect on my life, I realize I have been greatly blessed by having a variety of mentors. One of the early mentors who greatly influenced my life was a pastor who, in my teens, sensed that the Lord was calling me into ministry….