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What a wonderful “Pastor’s Corner” is in the paper last week.
I just read Pastor Tyler Prater’s meditation on “What is my purpose,” and I offer a resounding Amen.
Tyler, thank God and thank you for this reflection and for sharing it with us. It is so well-written and encouraging. And timely. I will be sharing it at church on Sunday — and every chance I get otherwise.
As the end of the school year is quickly coming into sight for my children, the end-of-year activities are beginning to ramp up. State assessments have been completed, countdowns have begun and field trips have picked up.
I recently joined my daughter’s elementary class as they expanded on their classroom lessons about pioneers and experienced a different time period for a day. Students dressed up as pioneer children, wrapped their lunch in parchment paper, packed it into metal pails and headed to Wichita to participate in a day of experiential learning.
Recent years have shown us just how important it is to select the people who lead our community.
Elections set the tone for how we move forward, how we interact with our city and school district, and who gets hired to lead these organizations.
The best way to insure we have the best leadership is to have a strong list of candidates.
Easter is past, but those of the Christian faith continue to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus the Messiah. In reality, Easter is never over, thanks be to God. However, much preaching and teaching in the early Church emphasized Christ crucified.
Throughout His ministry, Jesus had predicted the cross, though many didn't understand. "'The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away...and then they will fast'" (Mark 2:20). He was more specific while at Caesarea Philippi - "He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again" (Mark 8:31 through 9:13). At the Mount of Transfiguration, Moses and Elijah stood talking with Jesus about the "departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem" (Luke 9:31). Jesus clarified the purpose of His life and death in Mark 10:45. "'For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.'"
Medicare has slashed physician reimbursement again. Unless Congress takes swift and meaningful action, we could see the unraveling of independent medical practices across the country.
This isn't theoretical. It's already happening. If this trend continues, many communities will lose access to convenient, cost-efficient care.
Doctors in independent practice have now endured five straight years of Medicare payment cuts. The expenses required to keep a practice running are climbing -- they're projected to rise 3.5% this year alone.
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