Sunday Sanity 9/13/26

 Hey Friends,

Today is a special day. Our beloved Pastor, Bro. Bennie Sutherland, is celebrating his birthday. He has been our pastor for almost 38 years. We love him so much!

God blessed us with an incredible Shepherd. His love, care and guidance have helped us more than words can convey. 

I still love hearing the Word of God as he delivers it. God gives him a special anointing!

Here is a nugget of sanity from a recent service. I hope it encourages you today. God is with us yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever. 

“If God is everywhere, then there is nowhere I can go where God is not.”

Pastor Bennie D. Sutherland 

Dryden Road Pentecostal Church 

Moraine, Ohio

Today I am extra thankful for my Pastor. Also wish him a Happy 84th Birthday!

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 9/6/26

Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! I pray God blesses you today. 

I pulled this nugget of truth out of a recent message from Pastor Brent Gabbard. HERE is a YouTube link to the service. 

 "Faith doesn't mean I'll never walk through the fire!

But faith means I'll go through the fire, knowing God is keeping me!"

Pastor Brent Gabbard

BHC

Elkton, Virginia  

Through Him we can persevere and survive! Hallelujah, I am going through with God guiding me day by day. 

See you tomorrow. 

Odie 

Word For The Weary 9/3/26

Hey Friends,

Today, I wanted to share a word for the weary. This clip encourages the Christian to rise up and stand strong.

We must hold to our beliefs and share Christ with others around us. People are watching us! They need to see the light of Jesus shining in this dark day. 

I pray this excerpt from Bro. Carter Conlon of Times Square Church in NYC speaks to your soul. Mom and I both found this encouraging and challenging to our hearts. 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie 

 

DRPC Our Home Sweet Church

 Hey Friends,

We are still getting back in the swing of things at home. My body clock is having a hard time switching back from West Coast time this time around. Hopefully, I am about to get it figured out.

I was excited to get back to our church last night. We are blessed with the best church family at DRPC! 

They are so supportive of us with their prayers and love! They are also good at letting us know we are missed when we are gone. It feels good to belong to a church family!

Bro. Andrew Blevins preached great last night! It was a message straight to my soul. He encouraged us to rejoice in the Lord!

In the book of Philippians, we are commanded to rejoice and the Lord always. The circumstances of life may make it difficult to rejoice, But they do not change our obligation to rejoice.

There is one thing that we can all Rejoice about as Christians. We are saved and our sins are under the blood of Jesus! Oh hallelujah, I have a reason to rejoice today and forever more!

Can you join me today in rejoicing? If you are anything like me, you have a mountain of things to rejoice about. But in those moments when it's hard to rejoice, Find one thing to rejoice about. Soon the joy, the Lord will be your strength in your guide!

Thanks for joining me today! I will see you tomorrow.

Odie

Sunday Sanity 8/9/26

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for praying for my sweet sister/cuz Deidre and her family! We have gotten some answers, but we are still praying for God to move! She is still undergoing testing. 

I was reminded of this statement I wrote in my notes a while back. Bro. Jeremy Henson's words encouraged me then. I am still feasting on them today. It is today's nugget of sanity!

“But God……........................................

Two little words-

Six letters that turn things completely around!”

Bro. Jeremy Henson

Carlise, Ohio

Dryden Road Pentecostal Church 

I must remember that our God is bigger than our circumstances. He is involved in every detail! 

See you tomorrow.

Odie

Sunday Sanity 8/2/26

 Hey Friends,

Yesterday, we changed the locations in California. We made it safely without any incidents during our trip. That is always an answer to prayer. 

By the time we got settled last night, both of us were worn out. Here is a nugget of scripture for today's sanity. 

God’s word is a wonderful balm to the soul. This verse is encouraging while in life's waiting room. 

Have a Super Great Sunday. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 7/26/26

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday, God is awesome, and it is a pleasure to be a redeemed Child of God! 

The Blood of God’s Son, Jesus, was shed to cover our sins. It still works today to save the sinners. Nothing else will work to save us. 

Here is a statement from Pastor David Webb for today's sanity.

“The blood plus nothing doesn't save us!”

Pastor David Webb

HPC Hodgenvile, Kentucky 

We must never forget that it is only the blood that saves us. Not our good works, church attendance, lifestyle or anything else will cleanse us. I am thankful today for the Holy blood of Jesus!

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 7/19/26

 Hey Friends,

Yesterday, I was starting to get today's post prepped. My heart was heavy because our family had just received bad news.

My Bible app verse of the day came up on my phone. I needed to be reminded of this verse in that very moment. God's word is amazing! It is a balm to the mind and soul!

Please join me in prayer for peace that passeth understanding. We have family and friends hurting today. Someone we know tragically passed away yesterday afternoon. Their family and friends need a mega does of special peace, comfort and love that only Christ Jesus can provide. 

See you tomorrow. 

Odie 

Sunday Sanity 7/12/26

 Hey Friends,

Saturday's post went live later than usual. My signal would not cooperate. HERE is the link, if you missed reading yesterday. 

Our travels continue with Gran and Papaw. We are visiting the Yellowstone area. 

Thanks again to our family for keeping an eye on things at home for us. Love and miss you all!

Here is a quote I heard recently in a sermon. A preacher was quoting someone else. I did not catch whether they credited the original person.  

The statement is so true. I need to remind myself of it more often. 

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 7/5/26

 Hey Friends,

I hope your holiday weekend has been great. Ours has been full of packing and getting ready for our next big trip on Tuesday.

I just squeezed in some Fourth of July celebration yesterday. I will share some of that with you at a later date.

For today, I have a little nugget of truth to share with you. One of our young preachers at DRPC made a statement Tuesday night. 

His words have stayed with me this week. I have pondered it a lot. I even shared with some friends in personal conversation. 

“Many times God asks us for our obedience without explanation.”

Bro. Ethan Brock 

Springboro, OH

Dryden Road Pentecostal Church 

There are many instances in the Bible like, the children of Israel, Esther, Ruth Joseph, David, Abraham, and many more. They had to first obey before they received their answer to prayer. 

When God asks me to obey, I want to strive for willing and instant obedience! Lord please help me!

Thanks for checking in with us. See you tomorrow. 

Odie 

The Lord Is Good Reminder

 Hey Friends,

I hope you are keeping cool during this heat wave. The intense summer heat has arrived here in the Miami Valley. It is warm, but I am glad to be warm. I am immensely grateful for the cool air conditioning, which provides us with relief from the excessive temperatures. 

Here is a clip of the Dryden Road Pentecostal Church Kids Choir. They sang to us a couple of weeks ago during a Sunday service. They reminded us that "The Lord Is Good". 

Sometimes we all need to jog our memory about how awesome our God really is. His mercy will endure forever. We must praise Him for His greatness in our lives. 

When I watched this video clip back today. I kept thinking out of the mouth of babes, we have been reminded. The is all the time good!

I hope you enjoyed my little friend's. They love to sing and worship God. I am so proud of them!

Thank you for reading and watching. 

Odie

Eastern Indiana Campmeeting Notes 2026

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for stopping in for a Monday visit. I hope your week has started on the right foot!

Here are my preaching notes from campmeeting last week. Thanks to Sis. Genell Webb for helping me with the notes on Wednesday morning. A few other messages I had to self-title. 

There were 3 main scheduled preachers. 10AM Morning service, Bro. Zane Estis. In the mornings, there was also a visiting preacher after Bro. Estis. 6PM Vesper Service, Bro. Joe Ganze. 7PM Night service, Pastor David Webb.

Eastern Indiana Pentecostal Fellowship Campmeeting 2026

Tuesday -Friday, June 23-26-2026

Tuesday 

7PM

Bro.  David Webb

Acts 2:1-4

“The Rest OfThe Evidence “

Wednesday 

 10AM

Bro. Zane Estis

Act2:1-4

“The Significance Of Pentecost”

Bro. Curt Cordle

Mark 13:32-37

“Imminent Return Of Jesus Christ”

6PM

Bro. Joe Ganze 

Matthew 14:14-20

It Doesn’t Take Much 

For Him To Do A Lot”

7PM

Bro. David Webb

Matthew 21:16-19

“Satisfied with Leaves”

Thursday 

10AM

Bro. Zane Estis

1Sam 4:1-3

“Fetching The Ark”

Bro. Shawn Stephens

Ruth 3:18

“Let God Work For You”

6PM

Bro. Joe Ganze

 Psalm 42:1-11

“Canaries In The Coal Mine”

7PM

Bro. David Webb 

Jeremiah 3:12-14

“He Wants You 

To Come Back Home”

Friday 

10 AM

Bro. Zane Estis

Acts 23:1-2

“How To Respond 

To A Slap In The Face” 

Bro. Isaac Aslin

Philippians 3:13-14

Hebrews 12:1

“Surviving The Race”

6PM

Joe Ganze 

Psalms 106:1-2

Psalms 145:10-13

Psalms 150:2

“Praise”

7PM

Holy Ghost take over from 6PM service. AMAZING!!!

Last Wednesday - Saturday blog posts has pics from the week. See you tomorrow!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 6/28/26

 Hey Friends,

We made it back home to Ohio yesterday. It is good to. Be home for a few days. 

Next week we will take off for our July travel. Two big trips are coming up. 

I hope you have a great Lord’s day. Here is a nugget of sanity that I held onto during campmeeting this week. 

Bro. Shawn Stephens preached Thursday morning. His message was so encouraging!

“God’s delay is not always God’s denial!”

Evangelist Bro. Shawn Stephens

Souls Habor Holiness Church

Smithland, Kentucky 

Friends, God is at work even when we can not see it. We can take heart today!

 See you tomorrow. 

Odie

A Word For Wednesday Rewind

 Hey Friends,

We had a busy day yesterday. When I laid down earlier this morning. I did not know what I was going to post on the blog today. I had some ideas, but nothing was feeling like the right thing. 

Mom told me to repost one of Dad’s old A  Word for Wednesday videos. I  then knew immediately the video to repost. A couple weeks ago this video popped up and I watched it.

I bawled like a baby my Daddy was speaking to me. I miss him and his wisdom. He had a way with words. He could hear from God to give us just what we needed. I'm thankful that we have these nuggets to look back on.

I hope you enjoy this rewind edition of A Word for Wednesday. This episode was from early in his series. It was first published over five years ago.

Thanks for stopping by to visit with us. It is always good to have you visit our corner of Internet land. 🤣

Odie

Sunday Sanity 6/14/26

 Hey Friends,

It is almost 1AM on Sunday. I opened my phone to prep the blog. I was greeted by the verse of the day from my Bible app. 

There is no greater encouragement than the word of God. He inspired Paul to pen these words. 

The support of family and friends help us tremendously. I do not want to go through life without my support system. I am so thankful for the people God has placed in my life. 

Let us allow, Romans 8:31 to encourage our hearts today. God is for us, and that is all we MUST have to succeed! Thank God He is always for me. Without Him I am helpless!

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 6/7/26

Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! Here is a nugget of sanity for your Sunday. 

My cousin Jacqueline Coffman sent me this quote. This was encouraging to me, and I thought I would pass it along to you. 

“The essence of faith is believing God knows how when I don’t know how.”

Joel Gregory 
Fort Worth, Texas

God Bless,

Odie

Word For The Weary - God Wins

 Hey Friends,

I read a phrase on our church sign, and it has kept rolling around in my mind for the last several days. 

This is a statement that we all believe to be true. When we are in the thick of the battle, sometimes we need a reminder!

Life may be hard right now. We may be facing illness, loss or 1 million other things. Friend, let me remind you of a few things! The devil is a liar! Christ defeated him on Calvary. God is a winner!  

As a Christian, we are children of God! Because of our relationship with Him, we can be winners too! 

Oh, Hallelujah! My heart is rejoicing! I am going to close with a scripture that is on my heart for today. this verse of scripture is found in Romans 8:37. 

Thank you for reading. I hope my jumbled up thoughts can give you encouragement!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 5/31/26

 Hey Friends,

Here is a nugget of sanity for your Sunday. Pastor Kenny Morris delivered an excellent message titled this. 

The Bible is full of examples of men and women of God who overcame their failures. The grace of God gives that same ability! Thank God for Grace!

“Failure does not have to be fatal!”

Pastor Kenny Morris 

First Assembly

Ellisville, Mississippi 

God Bless!

Odie

Flashback Friday David and Svea Flood Story

 Hey Friends, 

Today, let's do a FlashbackFriday. We are revisiting Dad’s Word For Wednesday YouTube series. This episode was aired in early 2021. 

Dad shares a true story that greatly impacted him and our ministry. To this day, this story is never far from my mind. 

Svea Flood was sold out to God. She gave her life while trying to win souls for Christ. While on Earth, she did not see the fruits of her labors.  Her work and testimony still touch lives in 2026. I have recently received a request for this video. 

Let me encourage you, friends: keep living your lives for God. We never know the full impact of our Christian endeavors!

Thank you for reading!

Odie

Honoring And Remembering On Memorial Day

 Hey Friends,

 

Happy Monday, I hope you have a wonderful week. In the United States of America, this is a special day. This day is known as Memorial Day. 

Oftentimes, family and friends gather for a cookout and fun. All of that is wonderful. I cherish my family time. 

We also set aside time to remember our loved ones who have passed away. They are deeply missed! We visited their graves and decorate them. 

The cemeteries always prep for Memorial Day. They have everything looking nice. This year we have had nonstop rain, so the mud is bad everywhere. 

The main reason we "celebrate" Memorial Day is to honor our soldiers who gave their lives for our country. They are all heroes, and need not be forgotten! The freedoms we enjoy are because of their selfless sacrifice!! "Many gave some, but some gave all!"

I pray God's blessings and comfort on any family members left hurting today! We appreciate your sacrifices as well!

On this day, I pause to say, thank you to our heroes! My thanks is heartfelt because of the brave men and women we get to live in America! So as we enjoy family time today, my heart is honoring and remembering why we have a Memorial Day. 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie