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Confirming the Word Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Genesis 1:1-3…
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Confirming the Word
BY GREG CRUM “So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.” Mark 16:19-20 The last two verses of the…
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Why Good Things Happen to Bad People Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children,…
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Why Good Things Happen to Bad People
BY GREG CRUM “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no…
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Linda Kay Marcum Obituary
Linda Kay Marcum 1960—2026 Linda Kay (Kirk) Marcum, of Lovely, passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at the Community Hospice Care Center of Ashland. She was born Oct. 14, 1960, to the late John Jr. and Velma Kirk. In addition to her parents, Linda was preceded in death by her husband, Lowell Dean Marcum; her…
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Jesus: The Ultimate Authority
BY GREG CRUM “And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one…
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No ‘Ifs, Ands or Buts’ About It
BY GREG CRUM “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.…
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What is the point?
BY GREG CRUM “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Have you ever felt like all…
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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…
