by Angie Smith | Oct 29, 2020 | Staff Blogs
Back to Basics This month I have started back at the basics. Whether the youth have understood this is my hidden intention or not, I have been focusing on what values we should hold as Christians, as Christ-followers, as the church. I believe to do this we should...
by Angie Smith | Oct 29, 2020 | Staff Blogs
A New Year – Hymns Used 2019-2020 A New Christian Year begins on Sunday, November 29, 2020. This is the first Sunday of Advent, which begins the 2020-2021 Christian year for Reformed Churches like Parkway Baptist Church. The beginning of a new year, whether...
by Angie Smith | Oct 29, 2020 | Staff Blogs
With Covid cases rising around most of the country, I have heard several people lament that Thanksgiving and Christmas will be very different this year. I confess that I have not been that upset about giving up large family gatherings this year as I learned the hard...
by Angie Smith | Sep 28, 2020 | Staff Blogs
Second and third. This is where suicide ranks as the cause of death for adolescence and children ages 15-19 and 5-14 respectively. It was only beat out for the top spots by accidents and cancer. It should give you pause. It should be sobering. This past month of...
by Angie Smith | Sep 28, 2020 | Staff Blogs
The first children’s minister at a church I was a member of was Bob Parris. It was only when I came to Parkway that I came to know Paula. Bob and Paula have dedicated their lives to children, in the church and in the school system. Our Parkway children have been so...
by Angie Smith | Sep 28, 2020 | Staff Blogs
Thinking of Autumn Favorite Season Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. The air becomes crisper and drier, leaves start to show their true colors, college football begins, and apples and peanuts are in season. Notice I did not mention pumpkin spice at all in this...
