Changes
Do you remember a time when the family wanted to eat out and there were no 
questions like, "Where do you want to eat?"  There were only two or three choices—the 
"greasy spoon" down the road, the diner across town or that new restaurant at the 
shopping center called "Shoney's."  Do you remember when everyone went home on 
Sunday nights to watch "Bonanza"?  There wasn't a lot of choices on the three channels 
you got over the antenna.  Do you remember when there was only one grocery store in 
the community, maybe two at the most?  Shopping was more simple in those days.  
If one word could be used to describe the last fifty years, it would be the word 
"CHANGE."  From one room schoolhouses to comprehensive high schools, from horses 
and buggies to space shuttles, from wood stoves in the kitchen to microwaves in the 
offices, the present generation has witnessed more change than any generation before 
it.  Life is definitely different.  Better?  That's a question yet to be answered.  
In the midst of all the change, many are calling for even more change. Where will it all 
end?  I don't know.  The uncertainties of the present cause all of us to be anxious and 
concerned.  In the midst of this constant rush into the future, may I make several 
suggestions for keeping our feet on the ground.  
First, keep your faith in God.  James reminds us, Every good and perfect gift is from 
above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change 
like shifting shadows"  (James 1:17).  Secondly, lean on His Word, which, though 
heaven and earth pass away, will never pass away (Matthew 24:35).  Thirdly, devote 
yourself to spiritual growth.  The way to endure in the times of the storm is to be 
grounded in Him who can tell the storm, "Peace, be still!" and the storm will obey.  We 
cannot avoid the changes that are coming, but we can anchor ourselves on those 
eternal values that never change.
Enjoy our CHANGED web site!
Leslie S. Chapman