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Lawrence Fredrick Dheel Jr. Obituary
Lawrence Fredrick Dheel Jr. 1956—2025 Lawrence Fredrick Dheel Jr., 69, passed away in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 27, 2025. Born Aug. 18, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of Lawrence Dheel Sr. and Marion Dheel, who preceded him in death. Lawrence lived in Columbus, Ohio, and worked as a factory worker until retirement. He
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Heath Alan Preston Obituary
Heath Alan Preston 1947—2025 Heath Alan Preston, 51, of Tomahawk, went to his heavenly home Nov. 18, 2025, at ARH in Prestonsburg. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Bascom Preston Sr. and Nola Preston; his maternal grandparents, James Troy Anderson and June Anderson; his father, Johnny Preston; his uncles, Bascom Preston Jr.
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Do not take no for an answer
BY PASTOR JACK WARD A story came across the wires from Reuters about a family of ducklings that fell down a sewer grate in Vancouver. Their mother did what any parent would do: She got help from a passing police officer. The mother duck grabbed the police officer by the pant leg while he was
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The Pastor’s Pen: With Heart and Hands and Voices
BY JACK WARD Phil 4:6: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.“ 1 Th 5:18: “In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Martin Rinkert was a minister in the small town of Eilenburg, Germany,
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Emory G. ‘Doker’ Mollette Obituary
Emory G. ‘Doker’ Mollette 1938—2205 Emory G. “Doker” Mollette, 87, of Trace Fork Road, Tomahawk, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Born Sept. 20, 1938, in Johnson County, he was the son of the late Bill and Elva Butcher Mollette. Emory worked as a carpenter for Bakers Construction Company in Columbus, Ohio, before returning home to
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Who is on the Lord’s side?
When you look at the book of Daniel you will see that a revised or revived Roman empire is going to come to power according to Daniel chapters 2 and 7. The revived Roman Empire will emerge from that infrastructure known as the European Union. The revived Roman Empire is a little different from the
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Clarence Setser Sr. Obituary
Clarence Setser Sr. 1942—2025 Clarence Setser Sr., 83, passed away Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Born Sept. 19, 1942, in Tomahawk, he was the son of the late Everett and Gladys (Wells) Setser. In addition to his parents, Clarence is preceded in death by five brothers, Alfred Setser, McKenley Setser, Chester Setser, Harold Setser and John
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Mary Katharine (Penix) Blevins
Mary Katharine (Penix) Blevins 1956—2025 Mary Katharine (Penix) Blevins, 69, of Tomahawk, passed away Nov. 12, 2025, at UK King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Born March 6, 1956, in Paintsville, she was the daughter of the late Estil and Ethel (Boyd) Penix. In addition to her parents, Kathy is preceded in death by four
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Dare to be a Daniel
Daniel 1:8: “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” In the article “unChristian,” David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, discusses
