Member News

November and December Member News Long-time OCW member Marion Duckworth’s new book Coney Island Jesus just released and is available on Amazon. Patricia Lee, of Springfield, just signed a three-book contract with Mountain Brook Ink, owned by Miralee Ferrell, another OCW member. First book is scheduled for a mid-2017 release. Jennifer Anne F. Messing, of Portland, had three new poems …

written by Lindy Swanson, Prayer Team Member Heavenly Father, We praise You because no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. Nothing is impossible for You. We praise You for working through us even when we disbelieve. Sometimes, we are like Zacharias, who didn’t believe he and his wife could conceive in their old age, even though the angel of the …

written by Marion Duckworth, Prayer Team Member The apostle Paul, who was a very prolific writer, understood that feeling. That’s one reason he told the church at Galatia “not to become weary in doing good” (Galatians 6:9 NIV). Their words to others mattered. Besides, Paul certainly had reason to become weary of telling God’s truth since the reward for his ministry was often …

Carolyn Bolz, of Riverside, California, has a short, humorous article, “Upstaged by Santa Claus,” in the May issue of Christian Communicator. Last month she joined Toastmasters. Thanks to all the great ideas she has picked up at OCW summer conferences over the years, she has won five blue ribbons for Best Speaker at the last five meetings! She participated in …

Carolyn Bolz, of Riverside, CA, had a humorous article and a poem in the Summer 2013 issue of the ST Quarterly. The winter 2014 issue of ST Quarterly includes a short article, a poem, and an acrostic Carolyn wrote. She also had a news article in the Riverside Press-Enterprise newspaper at the end of July. In November, she spoke at …