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Churches finding another way to shake hands

In the old days, church pastors frowned on their church members staying home to watch television preachers Rex Humbard, Jerry Falwell or Robert Schuller. The sick and the very elderly were typically pardoned, but that was as far as grace was extended. The vast majority of churches across the ...

Live in faith, not fear

In todayĢƵ current social climate and in like years past, there is great concern, in some cases panic, over the direction of our country and health scares. We can’t let fear or misplaced faith rule the day or our future.God has not given us a spirit of fear says 2 Timothy 1:7 but of power, ...

Warriors, widows and white doves

Over the years, I have buried a number of veterans. A few from the first world war; more from the second world war. More recently, Korean and Vietnam veterans, including my dad and my wifeĢƵ dad. Many who saw combat, death and dismemberment never talked about it. They stayed bottled up, ...

Consider those around you before venturing out

“I’m healthy. I’m not worried about getting the coronavirus.”If thatĢƵ your personal situation, we are truly overjoyed for you.But there are plenty who aren’t in your position, including thousands in Fayette County alone who are in the “high risk” categories for serious COVID-19 ...

What is truth?

In John 18:38, Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?” This was in response to his frustration over who was saying what about the truth concerning who Jesus really was, the conflicting stories he was hearing and the reality of what he knew was going on.Miriam Webster Dictionary defines Truth ...

Reasons for distrust

I started working with people in the mid-1970s and have had a little over four decades to make some personal observations about why we don’t trust each other, and also why we do. It may surprise you to learn that people don’t experience a lack of personal trust because you are not wealthy, ...