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COLUMN: “Do You Hear What I Hear?”

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without singing the familiar carols that celebrate this special time of year. It’s difficult for me to select a favorite from ... Read more

by Jan White, Sunday, December 3, 2023 7:30 am

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COLUMN: What should we really hold on to?

There’s nothing quite so precious as a newborn baby. They all have something in common. They come into this world naked, helpless, and dependent on ... Read more

by Jan White, Sunday, November 26, 2023 7:30 am

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COLUMN: Celebrate Thanksgiving year-round with ‘Thanks-living’

Several years ago, groups of people from various churches in our county traveled to Haiti – some on medical mission trips and other groups to ... Read more

by Jan White, Sunday, November 19, 2023 7:30 am

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COLUMN: Veteran told about his experiences in Hanoi Hilton

Howard Rutledge wrote a book in which he told about his plane being shot down over Vietnam. He parachuted into a little village, where he was ... Read more

by Jan White, Sunday, November 12, 2023 7:30 am

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COLUMN: It is time to change

“Spring forward, Fall back.” This phrase reminds us how to set our clocks for Daylight Saving Time (DST). The first Sunday of November we roll ... Read more

by Jan White, Sunday, November 5, 2023 7:30 am

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COLUMN: Hymns written during troubled times

The year was 1943. Ruth Caye Jones, a mother of five and pastor’s wife, was reading 2 Timothy 3:1, which reads, “In the last days perilous times ... Read more

by Jan White, Sunday, October 29, 2023 7:30 am

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COLUMN: You and I can be adopted into the family of God

What do Alexander the Great, George Washington Carver, Art Linkletter, Eleanor Roosevelt, John Lennon and Steve Jobs have in common? All of them were adopted. ... Read more

by Jan White, Sunday, October 22, 2023 7:30 am

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Show appreciation to ministers, Sunday school teachers

I can’t imagine not knowing anything about David and Goliath, Samson, or Moses, as well as Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Parables and proverbs have ... Read more

by Jan White, Sunday, October 15, 2023 7:30 am

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Praying for rain in dry places

“Drought conditions continue to expand,” a recent AL.com headline states. “Many locations…. have not seen measurable rain in nearly 20 days. Combine that with plenty of ... Read more

by Jan White, Sunday, October 8, 2023 7:30 am

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Believers must walk by faith and not by sight

My palms were sweating and my heart, pounding. I wanted to watch; then I couldn’t watch. I paced the floor and prayed for Nik Wallenda ... Read more