NO. LIVERMORE — At the July 11 North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung was “Since Jesus Came into My Heart”, “Living for Jesus”, “I […]

“The road goes ever on and on. Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone…” (J.R.R.Tolkien) Before I sat down to the computer this morning to do my daily writing, I sat pondering how far we’ve come from the days of living in a cave to the extreme of […]

NO. LIVERMORE — At North Livermore Baptist Church, a special music program began at 9 a.m. with pianist Janet Diaz. It was a great way to start off July 4th. The congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer […]

For the last eight years, I’ve been learning about topsoil erosion and preventive, regenerative agricultural practices as a means to understanding how our food is grown and how it relates to the plant-based eating vs. meat-eating discussion. The two instances currently driving my curiosity and concern are the extent of the solar arrays on the […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls update week of June 13 — Through the month of June we have and will continue to study the story of Jeremiah. His mission was not easy, but was it a success? The people of Judah did not listen to Jeremiah and Jerusalem was destroyed. However, […]

Father’s Day is June 20. I asked my Twitter followers if they remember their dad cooking. As mostly men responded. I think there must be a special bond between dads and sons when it comes to cooking. Responses ranged from pancakes to barbecues. One man talked about his dad making pancakes and later times toast […]

NO. LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church June 13 service the congregation was welcomed in by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung was “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”, “Open My Eyes, […]

NO. LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church June 6 service the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung was “Love Lifted Me”, “The Way of the Cross Leads Home”, […]

Have we time-traveled back to the mid-1970s when America faced a shortage of canning supplies? “In the mid-1970s, economic recession drove many Americans to grow and preserve their own produce. In 1975, as many as 26 million American households canned food. When material shortages led to scarcity of canning equipment, demand spiked. In his testimony, […]