Skip to the content
Apostolic Church of PentecostApostolic Church of Pentecost
  • Home
    • Epic 2.0
    • Stanley B. Powers Memorial Fund
    • Advance Summit
    • Ministry Opportunities
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • MM Podcast
  • Member Portal
  • Donate
  • Home
    • Epic 2.0
    • Stanley B. Powers Memorial Fund
    • Advance Summit
    • Ministry Opportunities
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • MM Podcast
  • Member Portal
  • Donate

Writers Corner

  • ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (ACOP Adaptation)
  • Baby, It’s Hot Outside
  • Be a Blessing
  • Behold The Lamb of God
  • Being…
  • Blurred Vision
  • Commitment
  • Deliverance From a Jacob Lifestyle
  • Dig Out, Dig In
  • Encouragement
  • From My Heart
  • Give Thanks To The Lord
  • Glimpses of Grace
  • Good Advice
  • Hard Times, God’s Strength
  • How Things Change
  • I Had a Friend
  • If I Perish, I Perish
  • Intense Celebration
  • Is God Passionate?
  • Isaiah’s Transforming Vision and Call
  • Jesus, What a Beautiful Name
  • Keep Waiting
  • Kings and Priests Unto God—Revelation 1:6
  • Living Waters for The Thirsty
  • Lord Did it Rain
  • Masks
  • Promises of Grace
  • Remember Me?
  • Rising Above the Pollutions of This World
  • Sheltered & Secure
  • Small But Great
  • Thank You!
  • The Centrality Of The Message Of The Cross
  • The Cloud and The Sea
  • The Gift of Casting
  • The Gift of Encouragement
  • The Gift of Peace
  • The Joy of the Lord
  • The Power, Authority, and Importance of the Word of God
  • The Rewards of Faith
  • The Snowplows Came
  • Time to Rejoice
  • Ups and Downs
  • Wait
  • What’s Next?
  • When The Fog Lifts
  • When the Lord Opens a Door
  • Why Sing?
  • You Are The God Who Feels Deeply
  • You Are the God Who is My Source of Hope

ACOP Resources

  • Letter of Incorporation October 25, 1921

Financial Audits

  • ACOP Financial Audit 2016
  • ACOP Financial Audit 2017
  • ACOP Financial Audit 2018
  • ACOP Financial Audit 2019
  • ACOP Financial Audit 2020
  • ACOP Financial Audit 2021

Disclaimer & Privacy Policy

  • Disclaimer & Privacy Policy

Book Reviews

  • A Closer Walk
  • Coronavirus & Christ
  • Meditating on The Word
  • We Will Not Be Silenced
  • West Africa Calling
  • When The Darkness Will Not Lift

End Times' Messenger

  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1962
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967

Kairos Classes

  • Kairos Opportunity

ACOP Family News

  • ACOP Family News August 2022
  • ACOP Family News July 2022
  • ACOP Family News June 1, 2022
  • ACOP Family News June 15, 2022
  • ACOP Family News June 22, 2022
  • ACOP Family News June 29, 2022
  • ACOP Family News June 8, 2022
  • ACOP Family News May 25, 2022
  • ACOP Family News September 14, 2022
  • ACOP Family News September 21, 2022
  • ACOP Family News September 7, 2022
  • January 18, 2023
  • January 25, 2023
  • November 16, 2022
  • November 2, 2022
  • November 23, 2022
  • November 30, 2022
  • November 9, 2022
  • October 12, 2022
  • October 19, 2022
  • October 26, 2022
  • October 5, 2022
  • September 28, 2022

Newsletter Archive

  • 2022
  • 2023
  • Home
  • ACOP
  • Writers Corner
  • How Things Change

How Things Change

It’s hard to believe how much has happened in the space of a few days.

First, an unbelievable dump of snow here on the West Coast has been replaced by the more typical rain, green grass, and buds on various flowers and bushes. 

Even closer to home,  a month ago the Wegner family consisted of one brother and two sisters; this week it’s now comprised of one brother (my husband) and his remaining sister. War, starvation, and now old age have claimed five of the original seven siblings.

Finally and so sadly, the death of a dear friend and former member of a church we pastored in rural Saskatchewan took place this week, as well. 

Simply put, within less than a month our ecological and emotional landscape did major flip-flops.

But lest I sound like I’m discouraged or bemoaning these events, I’m not; in fact, I find myself rejoicing in many ways. Here goes…

The snow not only was beautiful, but it also provided much-needed moisture to many parts of our province (remember last summer’s forest fires?) It was beautiful and it certainly slowed the traffic that used to roar down our street.

Then the death of our much-loved family member. She was 92 and was in rapidly declining health. We’ll miss her but rejoice with her that she’s home with the Lord and enjoying perfect health and happiness.

As for our dear friend two provinces away, we grieve that she passed away at a relatively early age but again, she’s no longer in pain or distress and we have the hope of meeting again. (When you’re my age, anything under 75 is considered relatively young).

It would, however, be foolish to pretend that we don’t feel the pain of so many of life’s occurrences. This makes the difference: “Don’t fear tomorrow, God is already there!”

—
Linda Wegner, Author and Speaker—Words of Worth


Calling all authors…we welcome your short stories, articles & other contributions to this feature. Email to communications@acop.ca. The creative works posted on Writer’s Corner have been developed and written by ACOP members, and may not reflect the official position of ACOP. All submissions are subject to editorial review.

Related #

What are your Feelings
Share This Article :
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
Still stuck? How can we help?

How can we help?

Hard Times, God’s StrengthI Had a Friend

© 2023 Apostolic Church of Pentecost

Powered by WordPress

To the top ↑ Up ↑