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Sozo is So Much More Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And…
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They did not heed the warning
BY JACK WARD A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “What food might this contain?” the mouse wondered. He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning: “There is a mousetrap in the house.…
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Pride goes before the worms
BY DAWN REED In the pasta aisle at Food City, I debated which noodle looked most like worms. Spaghetti was too straight, bow tie too lumpy, penne too tubular. I FaceTimed my daughter to ask her opinion. We settled on elbow macaroni. It was for Sunday School. Our high school class has been studying the…
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No division, no subtraction
BY JACK WARD A Baptist Pastor had a dream and found himself fully dressed, holding a Bible, at the gate of Heaven. As he was about to enter, he heard so many people crying and wailing in hell. He went to the gate and met the Gatekeeper. “Who are those crying?” he asked the Gatekeeper.…
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‘Sozo’ is so much more
BY GREG CRUM “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9-10 Can you personally identify…
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Spending time with my sister
BY DAWN REED My sister, Teri, is like medicine – a balm for the soul. I needed a good dose, so I threw my toothbrush and pajamas in a bag, then headed the 252 miles to Bowling Green for a day. Totally worth it. There is a long time of hugging when we get together.…
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Mindful of more than matter
BY GREG CRUM “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians 3:1-2 Here in Colossians 3, we are told to “set our affection on things above.” What does…
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Forgetting the buttermilk
BY DAWN REED When the alarm went off on Sunday at 4 a.m., there was a lot to do. Coffee day for our jail Bible study meant brewing started early. It was going to be a busy day. There was jail study at 6:45, Sunday School breakfast, then Sunday School, the 11 o’clock service, followed…
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The mark of Jesus
BY JACK WARD Issac Butterworth tells this story. One time there was a man in my church, the owner of a local business and a highly intentional Christian. The apostle Paul once said of himself that he bore “on [his] body the marks of Jesus” (Gal. 6:17). Well, this man bore the marks of Jesus…
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Letting go to go forward
BY DAWN REED Our daughter, Jessica, shaved her head a few weeks ago. I know. I was surprised, too. She wasn’t having some kind of breakdown, praise the Lord. She was just tired of her hair falling out in handfuls due to health issues and medicine. We FaceTime before bed, and every night – for…
