By Rolland Coburn Pastor Paul the apostle made a remarkable claim. He said, “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances,” (Philippians 4:11). How is such contentment learned? Paul’s contemporaries, the Greek philosophers, claimed that a person must reduce or eliminate normal human desires, which of course are God-given. But the ancient Psalmist David gave another answer. “The

By Bruce Humes Pastor We will continue to look at the 119rd Psalm mentioned in last week’s issue. A psalm that clearly speaks of God’s word and the blessings received from listening to or heeding what he has to say to us. The psalmist begins in verse eight by asking the question, “How can a young man cleanse his way?” The young man is admitting that his ways need to be cleaned up,

By Lisa Rotchford Reverend A daily prayer known throughout the history of the Christian church is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.” It is known as the Shema from Deuteronomy in the Old Testament and Jesus’ Great Commandment from the New Testament (Deuteronomy 6:1-19; Mark 12:28-34, Matthew 22:34-40, and Luke 10:25-28). When we are challenged by an

A Landmark Balance & Stability class is offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Zoom. Instructor Adrianne Rosenfeld teaches the free 40-minute class that focuses on balance, shifting weight and cognizant activities. The class is now being broadcast from around 4:20-4:40 p.m. every day on the Spectrum Cable Channel 1390, right after the Queen Kong interview and is available on youtube.com.

The Men’s Friday Golf Club played at Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach July 31. Ten men and one woman tested the par 70, 5800-yard course. The weather was overcast early; when the sun came out, the wind rose making the last few holes extra challenging. The grounds are in particularly good shape, and the greens, well taken care of. With a few large water hazards and smaller, rolling greens,

Join Bob Cohen in a one-hour Zoom class on a technology topic every Friday at 10 a.m. • Aug. 7: Finding and Using Stock Images from the Web • Aug. 14: Zoom for Hosts: Creating and Using Polls • Aug. 21: Zoom for Hosts: Using Annotations and Whiteboard • Aug. 28: Creating a Facebook Page for a Business, Club, Organization or Pet To register, contact bob@bobology.com or subscribe

Active Living in LW || Page 3 Leisure World Seal Beach is an “Active Adult Community” that offers independent living options and more. GRF Annual Meeting || Page 5 The Golden Rain Foundation’s Annual Meeting was postponed this year due to COVID-19 restrictions; it has been rescheduled for Aug. 4; agendas and comment cards are included on pages 5-6.