![]() Any time we had guests, we would take them a loaf of Kirchhoff’s bread along with information about our congregation. When we lived there, along with occasionally buying bread for communion, we had another way as a church that we incorporated Kirchoff’s skills into our work. Till this day, Kirchhoff’s prepares fresh bread each morning as well as cookies, cakes, pies and other bakery items while also running a casual yet wonderful restaurant in their bakery which offers sandwiches, soups and other daily specials. Whether he was asleep in his bed over the bakery or hard at work in the kitchen, when he heard it, he would take bread and other wares in a cart down to the banks of the Ohio that he might be ready to meet the passing vessels as they came near the shore in order to supply their needs for food. One of my favorite parts of the story is that Franz also always kept one ear to the river for the sound of the steam whistle signaling the approach of a passing river boat or barge. Through his work, he became one of the primary providers of daily bread to the tables of Paducah. Franz started the practice that continues until this day of rising early each morning to bake his products -which he did at that time in a wood-fired oven. The Kirchhoff’s have kept the bakery in their family for five generations going all the way back to Franz and Hannah Kirchhoff who opened their business back in 1873. Kirchhoff’s Bakery is in downtown Paducah in an old two story brick building no more than a block off of the convergence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. One of my all time favorites is a bakery in Paducah, Kentucky called Kirchhoff’s. It may one day be the death of me physically and financially but I always enjoy discovering new restaurants and am particularly fond of those that are in some way unique or historic. When our choices honor God, we can experience the blessing David described: to the faithful, God shows Himself faithful.I love to eat out. Will we choose faithfulness to God as His Spirit guides us or let the world entice us? David’s life wasn’t perfect, but he often wrote about keeping “the ways of the Lord” and the good outcomes that came from doing so (Psalm 18:21–24). Our first choice for Him happens when we receive His Son, Jesus Christ, as the sacrifice for our sin (1 John 4:9–10).Īfter that, we have a lifetime of decisions to make. Because He loves us, He lets us choose for or against Him. Like Sergey, God will never force us to be faithful to Him. She chooses to stay, and her betrayal breaks his heart. Sergey knows he can force Masha to leave with him, but he lets her make the decision. Just as the couple is about to return home, a prince arrives in town, wanting to meet her. There, Masha’s beauty and charm bring her instant popularity. Sergey, who adores her, arranges a trip to St. They settle in the countryside, but Masha becomes bored with her surroundings. Over time, the two fall in love and marry. Sergey is an older, well-traveled businessman who understands the world beyond the rural setting where Masha lives. In the novella Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy, main characters Sergey and Masha meet when Masha is young and impressionable. ![]() He loved the Scriptures (Psalm 119:47), and when he sinned, he repented and sought God’s forgiveness (2 Samuel 11:13 Psalm 51). Why would God esteem such a flawed man? It was because David had absolute faith in God, evidenced in his victory over Goliath (1 Samuel 17). ![]() Yet David committed adultery and had a man killed. I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever his throne will be established forever” (1 Chronicles 17:13–14).ĭavid would always have a descendant on the throne, and from his family line came Jesus (Acts 13:23). ![]() Because of this, God had promised David (through the prophet Nathan): “I will never take my love away from. The superscription of Psalm 18 tells us that David “sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies.” David was considered a “man after own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14 Acts 13:22). Key Verse: “To the faithful you show yourself faithful.” ![]()
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