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14 - The Elk City News March 23, 2024 ss Touchstone Energy” ‘Cooperatives POWER TO BEAR THE LOAD 18920 E 1170 Rd Sayre, OK 580-928-3366 www.nfecoop.com y SSS Great Plains Bank Pruning Photo etistcohoafyman07 Your Brain ferry is built with the strength to bear its heavy load of cars; spouse didn’t do “right” (re- the passengers put their trust in the engineers and workmen ‘The more yourunaneuro-cir- sentment), how desperate who designed and built it. All it needs is fuel and an occasional cuit in your brain, the stron- our finances seem (hope- repair to maintain its power. Likewise, God created us with the ger that circuit becomes. lessness), or how stupid the For example, the more you whole world is (cynicism), we strength to bear life’s burden if we trust in His workmanship. As a practice piano or speaking a fertilize poisonous “weed- ferry must refuel to maintain power, we must replenish our spirit language, the stronger these thoughts,” helping them with daily prayer and weekly worship. No burden is too heavy for circuits become. To learn grow strong in our brains Him; visit your house of worship — God will uphold you. something new, even more and making our bodies sick. important than practicing, We cannot control every cir- Daily Bible Readings is the ability to unlearn—or cumstance, but we can de- break down—the old cir. termine the impact of every Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm cuits. This is called “synaptic circumstance on our lives, by 22 23 25 26 27 28 31 pruning” choosing how we think about Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society X Daily Devotional at www.AmericanBible.org what's happening. The Bible ©2024 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.0. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com Dixie Yoder Your brain is like a garden, calls it renewing the mind. but instead of flowers or If a brain-meter existed able vegetables, you grow syn- Let’s determine to exact- Area Church Directory to measure the fear-trust- aptic connections between ly reverse the amount of quotient in each thought, neurons. Neurotransmitters time spent thinking weedy First Baptist Church Canute what would your score be? like dopamine and serotonin Assembly of God 580-471-3688 Seventh-Day Adventisq thoughts, and the time we It might surprise you that travel across these connec- invest in thinking about life Assembly of God Pastor Martin Brown Seventh-Day Adventist we actually do have a way to tions. Microglial cells are the from God’s perspective. We 115 W. Sth St., Brick 11375 N. 1990 Rd,, Elk City measure fear and trust levels brain’s gardener and waste Pastor: Gary Griffin Retrop Baptist Church must know what the Bible Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 580-472-3472 in our thought life. It’s our removers: pulling “weeds”, says! In agreement with Service times: physical health! killing “pests”, raking up Assembly of God 580-303-0791 God's Word; setting our fo- 2:00 pm Bible Study “dead leaves”, ‘The synaptic 7th and Locust St., Sayre Catholic 2:50 pm Church Service cus, thoughts and conver- Numerous ongoing stud- connections that get used sation on Life rather than 580-928-4296 Queen of All Saints ies show a direct correlation less are marked by a protein. Jimmy Blanken, Min. 914 N. Sth St., Sayre between chronic worry and When the microglial cells death, “brain our God-designed gardener” microg- First Assembly of God 580-928-2385 gastrointestinal _ problems, sense the protein, they bond lial cells will cut the “wrong- 2701 S. 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Even a 10-20 minute 1 Thessalonians 5:15-19; Co- 580-243-0066 United Methodist We've all experienced the nap gives your “gardeners” lossians 4:2-3: See that no Great Plains Baptist Assn. Jeff McDowell 802 N. 4th St., Sayre + 580-928-2146 one repays another with evil Sun School: 9:30 AM/Worship:10:45 tension that causes head- the opportunity to come in 1902 Watts St., Sayre aches, diarrhea and heart and clear away trash. It’s like for evil, but always seek that 580-928-2585 Christian Church Nazarene which is good...for all people. 1S. Walnut, Erick palpitations. We're also fa- running a defragmentation 580-526-3284 First Church of The Nazarene miliar with the commercials on your computer. Rejoice always; pray without Bible Baptist Church 816 W. 6th St., Elk City that encourage us to ask for ceasing; in everything give 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City First Christian Church 580-225-2026 any number of drugs. But If you're fighting with some- thanks; for this is God’s will 580-225-5344 (Diciples of Christ) Rey, Andrew Dages what if, instead of big medi- one at work, and devote your for you in Christ Jesus...de- Central Missionary Baptist 1500 N. Randall, Elk City cal bills that intensify the time to thinking about how vote yourselves to prayer, 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City 580-225-7801 Pentecostal worry, and dangerous chemi- to get even with them, and keeping alert in it with an at- 580-225-0212 Grace Temple cals with their myriad of not about your big project, titude of thanksgiving... First Christian 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre 601 W. 20th St, Elk City miserable side effects that you're going to wind up a Eastside Baptist 580-928-3639 Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors simply soothe some of the synaptic superstar at revenge Infinite Grace Ministries 421 N. 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