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By Brenda Parsons, READ MORE > 39 Reads
On Mon, 10/12/2020 - 03:35 PM

In Psalm 40:2 King David wrote, “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire”. In recalling an article that I once read in Readers Digest, there were a couple of guys who went Duck hunting in a rural area in the northeastern part of Anchorage Alaska.

Can good come out of Nazareth?

By Clifton R. Angel, READ MORE > 37 Reads
On Mon, 10/12/2020 - 03:34 PM

In John 1, we read how that Jesus found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Philip found Nathanael and said, "We have found the one that Moses and the prophets wrote about, Jesus of Nazareth" (paraphrased, John 1:43–45). Nathanael responded: "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" (John 1:46a). Philip replied, "Come and see" (John 1:46b).

Do not repay evil for evil

By Nettie Pennington, READ MORE > 45 Reads
On Mon, 10/12/2020 - 03:33 PM

Luke said: "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you" (Luke 6:27). When we look at this issue objectively and listen with a loving Spirit, we know we have the power to rise above issues like anger and hatred. Even when people do not speak well of us, we can choose not to retaliate.

GOP ignore their own plunge into socialism

By Bill Crawford, READ MORE > 25 Reads
On Mon, 10/12/2020 - 03:20 PM

Remember the summer GOP national convention when socialism was the hot topic?

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World’s fastest animal is a bird

By Peggy Williams, READ MORE > 124 Reads
On Mon, 10/12/2020 - 03:00 PM

Do you know what the world’s fastest animal is?

Leaving one place and going to another

By Brenda Parsons, READ MORE > 30 Reads
On Tue, 10/06/2020 - 10:29 AM

Where are you headed? What direction are you going? What are you taking with you as you go? Those questions are simple questions that apply to any trip that we may take. Upon telling Moses that the Israelites could leave Egypt, Pharaoh had his own demands in order to let them go.

Consider, who is the Christ?

By Clifton R. Angel, READ MORE > 20 Reads
On Tue, 10/06/2020 - 10:27 AM

The Greek word Christos from which we get our word Christ, was originally a verbal adjective. It signified that someone had been anointed with oil for promotion to a certain position. The high priest was anointed with oil. Kings of Israel were anointed with oil.

Delight in speaking the truth

By Nettie Pennington, READ MORE > 24 Reads
On Tue, 10/06/2020 - 10:26 AM

I am fully convinced that "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth" (John 4:24, ESV). We count ourselves among those who take delight in speaking the truth, for God is our refuge and strength. We realize that telling the truth is sometimes inconvenient because sometimes people do not want to hear the truth.

Any fool knows there is just no way to win

By Bill Crawford, READ MORE > 29 Reads
On Tue, 10/06/2020 - 10:16 AM

Remember when Ray Charles and Norah Jones won a Grammy award in 2005 for their moving rendition of “Here we go again,” the country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall?

Reckon Gov. Tate Reeves could team up with Jones for a new 2020 rendition? He seems determined to sing the same old song:

Presidential debate not most wild

By Sid Salter, READ MORE > 26 Reads
On Tue, 10/06/2020 - 10:13 AM

The raucous, at times, incomprehensible first 2020 presidential debate between incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic contender former Vice President Joe Biden was by most bipartisan assessments a dumpster fire in American democracy.