Monthly Archives: June 2015

Pastor’s Pen: Grace Amazing

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace,” Ephesians 1:7. On the night of Mar. 9, 1748, John Newton was jolted awake, on the ship that he was sailing on, by a brutal storm. He and the crew thought for sure it was the end...
Read more

Epic adventures at Sully Community Church VBS

Young trekkers laced up their hiking boots, grabbed their gear, and took a safari up Mount Kilimanjaro for an epic expedition through the book of Proverbs during Sully Community Church’s Vacation Bible School June 15-19. An average of 90 children each day learned that true wisdom comes only from the one true all-wise God, who...
Read more

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 6/25/15

This past week, we celebrated Papa M’s birthday! We rang in another year with a shrimp boil! Is there any other way? And good it was, not just good, but Grrreeeaat! [caption id="attachment_436434" align="alignright" width="300"]Birthday shenanigans. Birthday shenanigans.[/caption] I know you just read that to yourself in your best...
Read more

Remember When – 6/25/15

35 years ago (1980) Miss Joyce Hamilton was hired as Lynnville-Sully’s new business education teacher. She received her B.S. Degree at Oral Roberts University. To celebrate June Dairy Month, the Coffee Cup Cafe had ice cream cones for 15 cents and carryout quart bulk packs for 65 cents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zuidema celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Henry...
Read more

Press INKlings: Weaving the tapestry we call life

Besides the common meaning of a heavy ornamental fabric in the form of a picture for a wall hanging, tapestry also means a colorful and complicated situation. To me, that sums up what we call life, especially these days as the world we live in becomes more and more complicated. As I approach another year of...
Read more

Grand opening for Coffee Cup Café’s Pella location

The award-winning pies and home-cooked food of Sully’s Coffee Cup Café are now available in Pella with the opening of the restaurant’s additional location at 313 East Street. Opening day on Monday, June 22, brought many customers through the door to check out the café and enjoy a meal or a slice of its famous...
Read more

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 6/25/15

We are all back from Durango, CO. I pulled my motorcycle out there in a trailer. All the family females drove me to a campground 14 miles from Durango. They dumped me and the motorcycle and took off. I finally found the cabin they had reserved for me. It was the economy special, and it was special:...
Read more