A few years ago, a decision was being discussed whether to close the doors or give the small struggling church one more chance. A retired pastor who lived in a nearby community stepped in and loved th...

Jesus gave us an interesting commandment in John 14:15, “If ye love Me, keep My commandments.” There are many terms we hear used in the church world that often can be confusing or misleading if we don...

This Sunday, March 30, is the 4th Sunday in Lent. The readings are from Exodus 16:2-21, Acts 2:41-47 and John 6:1-15. --- The Lord provided bread from heaven for His people in the wilderness (Ex. 16:2...

What do we do with grief? How do we handle a tornado called “Death” that has ripped through your family? Why are you left numb and stunned? We are not sure we will ever be the same. Not sure we will e...

As Abraham Lincoln paced the floor amid the crying of his two young sons, a passing neighbor asked, “What’s the matter with the boys?” “Just what’s the matter with the whole world,” answered Lincoln. ...

Matthew 22:21b - “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Just how much of our life belongs to God? We have 24 hours in each day. Of those 24, l...

There are many beautiful church houses scattered throughout this great country of ours. They are pleasant to our eyes and for us to attend. Many of them have beautiful steeples, stained glass windows,...

Your life, like mine, is a series of interwoven relationships. Some are (were) wonderful, life-giving experiences, and some are (were) disappointing to say the least. The one thing they have in common...

This Sunday, March 23, is the 3rd Sunday in Lent. Readings are from Exodus 8:16-24, Ephesians 5:1-9 and Luke 11:14-28. --- Jeremiah was charged with speaking evil when he spoke the Word of the Lord (J...

On Good Friday 1966, Time issued their magazine with the cover emblazoned with three words: Is God Dead? What followed was a firestorm; Christians once again felt threatened by an ever more hostile cu...

“Because God made the world and the book,” says Mason, age 4. Yes, the same God whose creative power breathed the “breath of life” into Adam also breathed inspiration into the writers of the Bible. In...

1 Samuel 26:8-11 - Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t strike him twice.” But David said ...

We hit our first big legislative deadline this past week, the fifth of the 2025 session. March 6 marked the last day for Senate committees to consider bills filed in this chamber. While we’ve already ...

“Conscience is the still, small voice that makes you feel even smaller,” wrote James Sanaker. Or, as my friend Lucas, age 7, says: “It’s something in your head. It helps you think.” A description of a...

Big Cussetah United Methodist Church will hold its annual Wild Onion Dinner Saturday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults will cost $15, and children 10 and under will cost $8. The meal will inclu...

Hoffman Baptist Church will hold its “Raise the Roof #4” Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. The free gospel concert will feature Tuffy Wigley, of Paoli, and The Admunson Family. Love offerings will be taken. ...

“We would get our family together, hold hands, sing and pray,” says Jonas, 6. Families are truly blessed when God is at the center of home life. Children respond when they see their parents humble the...

Joshua 24:15 - But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of th...

The death of a child is always a devastating affair. Its effect is often felt widely and can have an impact on so many people including the extended family, school friends, and their families, as well...

The number three is said to be the number of God - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost) - the Holy Trinity. Scripture, of course, bears this out. Just open the Bible to ...