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‘All In’ is the Safest Play
BY GREG CRUM “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who,…
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Tayten Brian Drake Messer
Tayten Brian Drake Messer 2007—2026 Tayten Brian Drake Messer, of Lovely, tragically passed away Aug. 28, 2026, at the age of 19. Tayten was born July 1, 2007, to Ladonna and Tiney Messer. After Tayten graduated from Martin County High School in 2025, he went on to study diesel technology at Big Sandy Community and…
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Sadie’s Market opens in Lovely
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A family idea, generations of home cooking and the memory of a beloved yellow Labrador have come together in a new Saturday market in Lovely. Sadie’s Market opened two weekends ago at 118 Chapman Bottom, offering homemade breads, cookies, cinnamon rolls, oatmeal cream pies, cobblers, candies and seasonal…
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Only Believe
BY GREG CRUM “While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.” Mark 5:35-36…
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Let the Waters Flow
BY GREG CRUM “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the…
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Sozo is So Much More Part 4
BY GREG CRUM “When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” Matthew…
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Sozo is So Much More Part 3
BY GREG CRUM “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” I Peter 2:24 Have you ever read I Peter 2:24 and thought the last portion, the “by whose stripes ye were healed”…
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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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‘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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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…
