Lifestyle
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PASTOR’S CORNER: God keeps watching over us
There are some things we need to be reminded of, and that is because sometimes the eyes can be deceiving. They can cause you to see things that are not there, and what we do see can scare us to death, make us sick and rob us of our peace…
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PASTOR’S CORNER: Your Faith makes the difference
Now we all know about faith. We exercise faith every single day, often without even realizing it. We walk by it without being conscious of it. Everything we do is, in some way, operated by faith.
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PASTOR’S CORNER:The least of these. If I can help somebody
Today we come to celebrate the hand and heart of Jesus — the hand that makes a difference on behalf of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is a time when we can make a difference while we are here, a difference for eternity — for the “least of…
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PASTOR’S CORNER: Ain’t no stopping me now
Now, community, excuse the grammar, but unless we are able to say something like this, we’re not going to make it in 2026. This is a determination statement; if you are determined to do something, you normally will. In this new year, some of us may have made New Year’s…
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PASTOR’S CORNER: Say goodbye. Let it die
Editor’s Note: This column was written the week before the new year.
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PASTOR’S CORNER: The right place at the right time
A nursing convention was being held at a hotel when a guest experienced a heart attack in the lobby. Immediately, more than two dozen caregivers came to his side and worked to keep him alive. The guest was incredibly grateful for all the nurses who were at the right place…
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PASTOR’S CORNER: God property
Now community today, the first thing to come to mind when I talk about property is a piece of real estate. But, it also denotes ownership, that it belongs to somebody. The word “property” means: “a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.” We all know about ownership because…
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PASTOR’S CORNER: Well done, good and faithful servant
Community, I just want to encourage all Christian believers to be faithful. These are the words that every Christian should want to hear at the end of life’s journey. It is the crowning moment for a lifetime of service devoted to doing God’s will here on earth. When all is…
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J.A. Bolton | A Thompson reunion at the old baptist church
Every third Sunday in October during the 1950s and 60s my family and I would go to the Thompson Reunion out from Mount Gilead in North Carolina. It was held at a small Baptist Church of which my great-grandfather was one of the founding members and he is buried in…















