Church News and Events



Hope at the end of a long, hot summer!

Greetings to all the Saints of Grace Covenant Church and Others who might be reading this blog. 

After being gone to Illinois (with its better temperatures) we are back home, trying to catch up on events, particularly, in regard to getting ready for the new school year.  There are, along with school, lots of things happening on the church front.

1.  Tonight:  Friday, August 26 at 6:00pm at the church:

Food, fellowship, and fun for the youth.  The meeting will be in the Humanities classroom.
A study will begin with the DVD series and book titled Do Hard Things.  Following the DVD series, Brian and Bess Hawthorne will be leading a discussion on what it means to live for Christ in the pre-teen and teenage years.

After prayer, pizza, drinks, and desserts will be served in the Fellowship Hall.

If you are attending, bring along a favorite snack or dessert. Invite your friends.

For all church members:  Pray for this new program to minister to the young people in our church.  Many of our couples who are in their 30s and early 40s first came into our circles through Bible studies directed at the youth.  If you don't continue to replant the fields, don't expect a harvest.

2.  Don't forget Hannah and Luke's wedding tomorrow, Saturday, August 27 at Lakewood United Methodist Church in North Little Rock at 3:00pm.  Many church members will not be able to attend, so those who are there, convey the best wishes and blessings of our congregation on Hannah and Luke.

3.  Thanks to all of you who were praying for the House and Hornok families in our travels to and from Wheaton.  Continue to pray for Nick as he gets adjusted to life in a Christian college, and pray for Grace and Caroline Hornok also.

4.  Some of you have recently been reading articles about the supposed Reconstructionist influences of R. J. Rushdoony's teachings on Presidential candidates (Michele Bauchman and Rick Perry) and on former President George W. Bush.  I have written a satirical (and hopefully funny) account of Rushdoony's influence on my blog.  (http://benhouseblog.blogspot.com/) 

5.  Be in prayer for our plans and hopes for the fall season for our church.  We are excited about plans that are actually being implemented and ideas that are being considered.  Your input and ideas and support are welcomed and much needed.

6.  One of the books I read this summer was The Legacy of the King James Bible by Dr. Leland Ryken.  I have been reading Dr. Ryken's works for more than 30 years.  It was a great honor for me to be able to meet him at Wheaton College where he teaches and where his son, Philip Graham Ryken, is president.  I am also excited that Nicholas got permission to take a junior level course with Dr. Ryken.  The course is on Shakespeare.  I also must admit to a great deal of jealousy.  I would really like to be there with Nick, Dr. Ryken, and Shakespeare.

I'm grinning like a school boy because of getting to meet one of my heroes.