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The Remnant
BY JACK WARD Wars are going on all over the world. Atheism is on the rise in America, the homosexual agenda continues unabated, persecution continues worldwide, especially in the Muslim nations, and church attendance continues to fall. Those who attend church now are by far the minority in America. Only 8% of Americans attend church
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Thinking of Mary at Easter
BY DAWN REED Every day I am thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice, but even more so at Easter. This year, my mind has often turned to His mother, Mary. Standing at the cross, memories and emotions would have surely warred within her. An angel’s announcement of the Messiah’s coming birth began her mission. A sudden trip
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Knowing and Flowing Part 3
BY GREG CRUM “How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.” I Corinthians 14:26 “Let all things be done decently and in order.” I Corinthians 14:40 Is there
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Distracted
BY DAWN REED I was heading to Louisville to meet with a group of ladies from Crossroads Baptist Church. There was a lot to do so I made a list: a return to Walmart, stops at the post office, gas station and bank. I marked off one thing after another. A traffic light had me
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Knowing and Flowing Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” I Corinthians 12:7 God desires to manifest, to reveal Himself, to show Himself as apparent in our midst. It takes a suspension of belief in Biblical reality to think otherwise. From Genesis to Revelation, we read of God’s
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Time for a trim?
BY JACK WARD A lady named Carol has a pet finch named Coffee, who runs into a serious problem once in a while. Her claws grow so long that she loses the ability to control them. They get stuck in the nest and she cannot get them out. Once Carol found her nearly dead, hanging
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Who do you call out to?
BY DAWN REED A dental office is made up of two parts: the front and the back. The front half is where paperwork is done, appointments are made, money is transacted. The back is where the action is: teeth are cleaned, cavities are filled, teeth are extracted, and where we work on braces and Invisalign.
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Knowing and Flowing
BY GREG CRUM “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.” I Corinthians 12:1 God does not want us to be ignorant of, misinformed about, or uninformed concerning how His Spirit desires to move in us, work through us and demonstrate Himself among us. Unfortunately, most believers in Jesus today are woefully
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We will make it home
BY JACK WARD Baseball season is just around the corner. I love baseball. Baseball is all about getting players to arrive safe at home. Let me use a baseball analogy here. If I am a baseball player, I trust in my manager. I know the rules of the game: to get to first, I must
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Waiting on God
BY DAWN REED Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, (Proverbs 3:5). Sometimes it is not so easy. In Luke, Chapter 1, we find the story of Elizabeth, a woman who loved God and walked with Him. She had been young once and had married a
