A cold “time out” can work wonders 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29  Does our speech/language encourage others? Do...

Upcoming Events in October and Educational (teacher) Humor  Dinner/Dessert: If you weren’t available for dinner/dessert over the summer and you’d like to participate let us know, we’d (Synthea & I) would love to get together with you in October or whenever your...

Upcoming Events in September as we Reimagine Church Dinner/Dessert: If you weren’t available in August for dinner/dessert and you’d like to participate let us know, we’d (Synthea & I) would love to get together with you in September or whenever your available....

       Laughter is good medicine Pro. 17:22 Bad Hair Day? If we take ourselves too seriously, we tend to lose perspective. We may become rigid and tense – both physically and psychologically. Laughter itself has a healing effect. Laughter stimulates the brain to...

Upcoming events in July: Saturday, July 2nd - The Bargain Barn will be open from 9 am -1 pm as part of the downtown Farmer’s Market celebrating family fun day. Their will be a bouncy house set up from 8 – 1 pm on the Church Street side of FCC. Bring the kids,...

Upcoming events in June:  June 5th Pentecost Sunday – Celebrating the birth of the New Testament church. Faith is sparked by Heart & Mind that sets the Soul on fire, are we on fire for God? Let’s wear red.   June 12th Trinity Sunday - God is always creating...

Do we take the time to think and pray for others? A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agree that they had no other recourse...

Like a good spring cleaning, it’s a great time for spring self-caring. Taking care of yourself isn’t being selfish, it’s actually the first step in giving your best care to others. A great example of this is demonstrated thousands of times a day. When boarding a...

I asked my neighbor when her birthday was, and she said March 1st. Been marching for half an hour now, and she still hasn’t told me. So excited to be part of First Congregational Church of Huntley. If I didn’t have a chance to meet you in January (for the trial sermon...