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Walt Alexander’s series of devotional essays

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I am not a huge fan of baseball or of any sport for that matter. However, I did watch the Chicago Cubs make it to the World Series back in 2016. It was very exciting. Since then, I have watched a little more baseball than I used to. A reason

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by Dave Jacobs August 10, 2023 “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” Prov.14:34 “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” 2 Timothy 3:13 About a mile or so down the road from my home is a poultry farm. Often,

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The phrase “Memento Mori” (‘remember the dead’) means many different things to different people. One interpretation that I have heard and that I like is from 2022s movie, Burial starring Charlotte Vega and others. The main character explains that Romans would chant, “Memento mori!” at the Roman soldiers when they

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  March 04, 1841 Called from a retirement which I had supposed was to continue for the residue of my life to fill the chief executive office of this great and free nation, I appear before you, fellow-citizens, to take the oaths which the Constitution prescribes as a necessary qualification

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by Alejandro Smith December 8, 2023 As Christopher Reeve once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Christopher Reeve says heroes never back down and strive for the better, they are also strong so they can succeed

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by Heather Walsgh November 28, 2023 God, the supreme being, is often referred to as the Father, which signifies His role as the creator and sustainer of the universe. In the Christian faith, God the Father is the first person of the Trinity, along with the Son (Jesus Christ) and

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In John 10:10 Jesus is quoted as saying, “… I am come that they might have life and that they might [live] it more abundantly.” Many ministers and lay members of the church are afraid to acknowledge this scripture because they feel that it casts a less than favorable light upon themselves and members of their church if they are not all living as abundantly a Jesus professed they ought to live.

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Mylon Le Fevre passed away recently. Our prayers are with his wife and family. I would like to tell you about Mylon Le Fevre. According to his book, Live Forever (2013) Mylon was born on October 6th, 1944 in Gulfport Miss into a musical family that loved Jesus. Since he

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by Mark A Zarr America was built on the foundation and knowledge that our freedoms are endowed to us from the Creator. It is odd to me that God is one of the last places we think to look for the restoration of our freedoms. We rally and cry out to

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by Daniel Payne October 6, 2023 The events of September 11, 2001, forever changed the world and left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. In the face of such immense tragedy, it can be easy to succumb to feelings of anger, fear, and hatred. However, as Christians, we are

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