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John Benjiam Stevens Obituary
John Benjiam Stevens 1957—2026 John Benjiam Stevens, 68, of Long Branch, Lovely, went home to be with the Lord on April 15, 2026, at Pikeville Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 31, 1957, to the late Walter and Fannie Bailey Stevens. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in
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Our Jesus is Absolute Part 3
BY GREG CRUM “How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?” John 5:44 People pleasers live a miserable quality of life. It’s a sad life, and I’ve seen it often, even among brothers and sisters in the Lord who struggle in an attempt
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Our Jesus is Absolute Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.”
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Our Jesus is Absolute
BY GREG CRUM “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” James 1:17 Here in James, we read that with our God there is “no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” That phrase is a bit antiquated
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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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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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Bonnie Jean (Mills) Presley Obituary
Bonnie Jean (Mills) Presley 1950—2026 Bonnie Jean Presley, 75, of Lovely, went home to be with the Lord on March 18, 2026. Born July 19, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Lacy and Grace Moore Mills. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Presley Jr., and siblings,
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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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Vehicle dangling over hillside leads to DUI arrest in Lovely
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Jeep Cherokee was left partially hanging over a hillside along Long Branch Road in Lovely on Feb. 28, leading Kentucky State Police to arrest the man authorities say had been driving it. John M. Stevens, 45, of Lovely, faces charges of operating a motor vehicle under the
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Recalibrate, Recenter, Refocus
BY GREG CRUM “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” I John 1:3 Here in the introduction of the largest of the Apostle John’s letters is the stated
