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That I May Know Him
BY GREG CRUM “But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may
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Jesus’ Sacrifice at the Cradle
BY GREG CRUM “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 A
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Lilly Mae Adkins Obituary
Lilly Mae Adkins 1961—2025 Lilly Mae Adkins, 64, of Lovely, went home to be with the Lord, Dec. 17, 2025. Born July 17, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Sheridan and Evelyn Maynard, who preceded her in death. Lilly worked as a news reporter and editor. She retired from the Big Sandy News in
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Eula Dean (Marcum) Fields Obituary
Eula Dean (Marcum) Fields 1944—2025 Eula Dean (Marcum) Fields, age 81, of Louisa, passed away Dec. 5, 2025, at her residence. Born Dec. 3, 1944, in Lovely, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Lushie (Newsome) Marcum. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Luther Lee (Bobby)
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Just Say No! Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.” Galatians 5:16-17
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Just Say No!
BY PASTOR GREG CRUM “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” I Corinthians 9:27 Paul’s message to the first century believers in Corinth was simple—Christian, keep your body in check. Why? Because Paul understood
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Our Common Call to Generosity Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.” Proverbs 11:24-25 Last week, we wrote about how upside-down the life of faith is compared
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Notes from Calvary: Our Common Call to Generosity
BY GREG CRUM “Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond
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The Importance of the Daily
BY GREG CRUM “And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” Acts 2:46-47 There
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John Albert Spears Obituary
John Albert Spears 1934—2025 John Albert Spears, 90, of Long Branch in Lovely, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 13, 2025, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Born Dec. 3, 1934, he was the son of the late John B. Spears and Victoria Chafins Spears. John was a Kentucky Colonel and a member of
