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Book Review: High Calling High Anxiety

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

High Calling High Anxiety
by O. S. Hawkins

Reviewed by Bob Fields

This was a very interesting book for me to pick-up and read. The reason is that I have often stated that “stress” is so often over emphasized in our modern society. It seemed to me that “stress” was becoming another reason for people to excuse the poor decisions they were making in life. I may have softened-up a bit in recent years especially since my call to the position of IL-MO ARBC State Representative (only joking!).

We are faced with an important question. How do we deal with stress? God knows more about us than we know about ourselves. He gave us the first 12 verses of the Epistle of James to address this very issue. – O.S. Hawkins

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Let’s Be Praying for One Another

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
  • Pray for Pastor John Norris and wife, Pam, and son, Jonathan, as they have arrived from North Port, FL to assume the position of Senior Pastor at Riverside Baptist Church, Decatur, IL. Pray for God’s blessings on the initial days of their ministry.
  • Pray for Juanita Clark. She is Pastor Ray Clark’s wife. They are serving the Lord at Baptist Bible Church, Decatur, IL as missionary Pastor. On April 26th, Juanita received a kidney transplant.
  • Pray for Book Road Baptist Church, Naperville, IL as they transition into their new facility and adjust to the departure of Pastor Wayne Squires. Pray also for Wayne and Helen as they have moved to Michigan.
  • Pray for Germantown Hills Baptist Church as they continue to formulate a strategic plan for the Northpark Baptist Church property and future ministry.
  • Pray for Carolyn Booker as she struggles with health issues. The Bookers will be moving out of their present home because it is too difficult with too many steps for Carolyn to navigate.
  • Pray for Camp Manitoumi as the summer camping ministry is underway and there are some financial needs to be met.
  • Pray for the summer ministries and special outreach events of our Fellowship churches: VBS, Mission Trips.

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