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Fear isn’t the fun it’s cracked up to be: Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1 Remember picking teams as a kid growing up? How did you feel when you got the first pick and were able to select the…
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Fear isn’t the fun it’s cracked up to be
BY GREG CRUM “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7 As if you needed a reminder after the chilly mornings we’ve had recently, we’ve entered into a new season here in Eastern Kentucky. For some, the changing of…
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Finding satisfaction
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Someone has called this the “amusement” age. This preoccupation with self and amusement has overtaken us so that in the United States alone, the amusement business has been growing at an average rate of $6 billion a year since 1965. Thrills and chills are available on demand.…
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Telling the Story: What lies beneath
BY DAWN REED Life had been hard for Miss Slone before the flood. Before July 28, she had been going through chemo for cancer. Due to missing work for her treatments, she was let go. She has already lost her mother, father and four siblings to brain or colon cancer. Meanwhile, she has pressed on,…
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Potatoes, Eggs and Coffee
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST Once upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she would make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed that just as one problem was solved, another soon followed. Her father,…
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The Power of Remembrance Part 3
BY GREG CRUM “And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;…
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Telling the Story: Seeing Clearly
BY DAWN REED It was the strangest thing: All of a sudden, she looked older. Much older. Her face was all wrinkly. She saw it every time she looked in the mirror. And her legs…they had varicose veins! Everywhere. Why, she’d never noticed those. Something strange must have happened during the surgery. She would need…
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Crippled and Blind But Walking in the Lord
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Paul Davis had been the chief procurement officer for the State of Washington in the 1930s-40s–a task that involved the expenditure of millions of dollars and tremendous authority. Tragically, an arthritic condition developed, gradually stealing his mobility, eventually claiming his eyesight and rendering him nearly deaf. His wife,…
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The Power of Remembrance Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” I Thessalonians 5:19-21 Here in the fifth chapter of I Thessalonians we are given some short, to-the-point commandments from the Lord. One is to not quench (think of putting a fire out) the Spirit of God.…
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Telling the Story: Mr. Goodson’s Apples
BY DAWN REED Mr. Goodson thought his apples were poison. Hold that thought. A few weeks ago, my friend and neighbor, Paige, spotted beautiful apples on our other neighbor’s tree. Since we both love the delicious fruit, she encouraged me to ask if we could pick some. She had company that evening and couldn’t go.…
Category: Devotionals
