Goodness and mercy ...the tender tandem“The Lord is my Shepherd” comprises five of the best known words used in literature. Oddly, this psalm is written from the... |
The best of life's treasureOn numerous occasions during the past several weeks, I have had one interesting experience after another. Going into the kitchen for some... |
Unity in the Community donationsOrganizers and participating churches in the 2013 Unity in the Community series, held for five nights in February, recently presented $3,500... |
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Let's hush the cynic, for just a minuteWe try, don’t we, to be positive, optimistic, caring, kind and aware of people. It isn’t always easy to be around some of... |
Following the faithful example of #42The evils of racism are expressed in the words we speak and the mores we establish. And both emerge from the illusion of superiority. |
A powerful, stabilizing and shaping influenceAll across the United States, May 12 will be observed as a special day. It is Mother’s Day, and it is the 106th anniversary of the... |
Having a savior is good, but....One of the most familiar phrases of Christian faith can be heard as expressed by those who are repetitive by nature. We hear it as they... |
Newspaper launches new text alert systemThe Advocate-Messenger is pleased to announce the formation of the On Guard Text Alert System. |
There's something more importantSoon after arrival in Milan on a beautiful August afternoon, we were taken to Cathedral Square, the center of Milanese traffic, to view... |
SIMPLY THE BIBLE: Building on a solid foundationAt towering 1,776-feet-tall, in remembrance of the year of our country’s independence, will be the all new, New World Trade Center... |
Inspect the fruit closelyCounterfeiting is a serious problem in our world today. Counterfeiters go to great lengths to produce fraudulent clothing, electronics and... |
Tomorrow assures today is gone foreverThe world, comprised of many nations which inhabit specific boundaries, spins in the air with strict time zones that allow the inhabitants... |
Former basketball star to speak at youth rallyFirst Baptist Church, Danville bypass, will host “Collide! Youth Jam” 7 p.m. May 3. The youth event will feature a... |
ENCOURAGING WORD: Something that makes life betterIt happens occasionally, and it frequently did happen on the playground when I was a lad in grade school. |
They didn't hear ... now what?There is, in the 21st century, the continuing evangelical movement that takes various forms. The most visible is seen in missionary work... |
LIFE MATTERS: Are you crazy or just hootchie cootchie googooing?Standing at the end of the aisle in the department store, I heard loud noises from someone coming closer. “Woo who, boo boo, waahhh... |
Everything is beautifulAs a teenager, I spent many days behind a plow in the fields on a farm on Hegira Ridge in the southeastern section of Cumberland County, not... |
Beware false teachers: God's the only word that mattersBigger, better, faster, stronger, more bedrooms, larger televisions — it’s a race to see who has more. More money, more home,... |
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The rock, the cleft and the need to hide in God's graceChristian faith is often an amazing unfolding of events, circumstance and surprise. For some, it is never any of these things. As life... |
Life Matters: Suicide, is it really painless?I couldn’t shake the somberness that clung to me like lint on a suit of clothes. The grief I felt in the eyes of the family followed... |
The postlude of EasterThere is an “after Easter” play on words that is as the “Rising Son” and the “rising sun.” ... |
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