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Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but
as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trusts
God who justifi es the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness,
(Roman4:4-5). We aren’t saved by works. It is Jesus Christ who saves
us, not our feeling or actions. He is the only one strong enough to
save us no matter how weak our faith is.

My phone rang just after five o’clock. I was still in bed and I figured I’d get it when I got up in a few minutes. Sometimes one of my brothers will call early so I didn’t worry about it. About five minutes later my phone rang again. By the time I was able to get downstairs to answer, it was too late. I saw the calls were from two different brothers. At that early hour, that can’t be good. 

Recently, I was reading a story in a newspaper publication on why the Dairy Breakfast was canceled this past June in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. What caught my attention was the headline: “Road disrepair dead ends dairy breakfast”.  The article said that the dairy breakfast “organizers decided that a spate of road and bridge repairs would make it difficult for people to even get to the June 11 event.

The 2022 Fall Nittany Antique Machinery Association Show happened September 8-11 at Penns Cave Grounds, Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. Michael and Karen Steele worked the show. 4 people received Jesus as their savior.

My day started early yesterday and ended late, but it couldn’t have ended better. A young man who was visiting our church with some friends, came to Bible study, heard the message of God from the Bible, and decided he’d rather go to heaven than hell, so he committed his life to Jesus before he went home. We ended up standing around in the kitchen at church, talking about eternity, man, sin, and angels and what God expects from us and he decided he wanted to ask Jesus into his heart. So he prayed and did just that! The day couldn’t have ended better. God is good all the time. 

The Farm Progress Show made it back to Boone, Iowa, after missing 2020 and alternating every year with Decatur, Illinois. The weather was perfect, as seen in this first photo.
From the Farm Progress Show website:
“For over 50 years, the Farm Progress Show has connected farmers from across the globe with agriculture’s leading companies. With hundreds of exhibitors, there’s no better place to engage with the latest farm products and the specialists who developed, tested and designed them. Whether you are looking to innovate with the latest ag-technology, learn from industry experts, or share your farming legacy with your family, the Farm Progress Show has it all.”

When the Israelites cried to the Lord because of Midian, He sent a
prophet, who said, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I
brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. I snatched
you from the power of Egypt and from the hand of all your
oppressors.

The Fellowship of Christian Farmers just completed its 29th annual conference July 27-29, 2022 in Branson, Missouri at the Lodge of the Ozarks.

The conference is a great time to get together in fellowship, and to see how the Lord is working amongst its members and friends.  The 29th Annual FCFI Conference brought news from all over the United States, New Zealand, Canada, and Romania.

My wife and I were working on a home improvement project and needed to rent a certain piece of equipment that would spray and scrub concrete and then suck up the gray water. We checked all the local rentals but none of them carried this particular tool. So we had to expand our horizons. We found one an hour and twenty minutes away in Madison, Wisconsin which meant we’d have to pick it up, use it, and get it back in 24 hours – or pay for two days. I love a good challenge.

Oregon Prayer Breakfast 2022 This year’s Oregon Prayer Breakfast will be held September 13, 2022 at 8:00am. Please be in prayer for this event. If you would like to attend, you can register here –> Oregon Prayer Breakfast 2022 Last years event:

Last week my wife and I took a trip to Nashville, Tennessee to visit our daughter and son-in-law. It used to be when we traveled, we hit the pavement with the tires squealing and we didn’t slow down until we got there. That meant not stopping along the way unless we absolutely had to. It still is that way in a sense, but not quite as intense.

Did you know that the first french fries were not cooked in France? They were actually cooked in grease.