A beautiful spring is the reward for surviving a long, hard winter. But spring’s arrival is unpredictable.

If you’ve read any of the city council news in the last few months, you’ve seen the name Jensen Design. The company has purchased several lots in the Grandview Addition, and has now decided to locate a satellite office in Gregory.

The weather isn’t suitable for outdoor track season so far this year, so the team has been finding indoor options to fill their schedule. Indoor tracks aren’t scattered throughout the state, however, so these meets require more travel than usual. On Tuesday, March

Tuesday Mixed League 03/28/23 Old Pioneer, 225 ½-86½ ; Bailey Welding, 211-101; Fritz’s Angels, 202 ½ -109 ½ ; Tee-Riffic Creations, 160 ½ -151 ½ ; Carlock Babes, 143-169; Wild Bunch, 84 ½ -227 ½ ; Buche’s Bowlers, 79-233; The Outsiders, 75-237; HTG: Tee-Riffic Creations, 835; HTS: Old Pioneer, 2363 ; HIG: Justin Parkis, 234; Misti Claussen, 170; HIS: Mark Bailey, 566; Misty Claussen, 462. Splits picked up by: Marlyn Campbell, 5-10; Patty Connealy, 5-10.

Brothers and Sisters in Christ What does Easter mean to you personally? Is it just another holiday, the time to color eggs and tell your kids about a make-believe bunny? Is Easter to be one of the two holidays per year (the other Christmas) when you must fulfill you Christian duty to attend church? Does Easter make a difference in you life during the rest of the year? Does Easter give you true, lasting satisfaction? So many products in the stores are advertised with the phrase “satisfaction guaranteed.” Offers for magazines tell us that our satisfaction is guaranteed because we can cancel our subscription at any time. Lawn mowers, snow blowers, and power tools come with warranties guaranteeing that if they break down, the manufacturer will repair or replace them to our satisfaction.

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” (Ps. 51:10) As I prepare this message in the middle of yet another blizzard warning, it reminds me of the words of Jesus in Matthew 24:12, “Because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.” These are indeed cold and lawless times. Yet there was never an age, nor ever a people, who kept God’s commandments and righteous ways. Because of our fallen natures, sin proceeds from our hearts, and the commandments convict us of lawlessness and sin.