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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
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Unless the Lord Builds the House
BY GREG CRUM “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.” Psalm
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Jesus: The Son of Man Part 3
BY GREG CRUM “The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?” John 12:34 Throughout the Gospels it is recorded that Jesus referred to himself as the “Son of man.”
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Jesus: The Son of Man Part 2
“And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? What is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I
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Copper theft leaves lasting damage and ‘no options available’ on Wolf Creek
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Another attempted copper theft on North Wolf Road has left residents without working telephone service and deepened what they describe as a permanent loss of infrastructure in their rural area. Around 8 a.m. Saturday, a caller traveling on State Route 1714/North Wolf Creek Road between Buck Branch and
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Jesus: The Son of Man
“I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his
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Jerry Jerome Moore Obituary
Jerry Jerome Moore 1942—2025 Jerry Jerome Moore, 83, of Lovely, passed away peacefully Oct. 14, 2025, at Community Hospice in Ashland. Born Sept. 17, 1942, in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Herbert and Vina (Maynard) Moore. Jerry was a graduate from Warfield High School where he excelled at basketball and academics.
