Virginia Pevey/First United Methodist Church Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a) Feb. 27 – Transfiguration Sunday In what context do we usually use the word metamorphosis? I remember science class, and we were talking about butterflies – the process of changing from a rather ugly wormlike caterpillar into the fragile but breathtakingly beautifulContinue Reading
In recent days, with all the suffering and dying around us mostly due to COVID and other diseases, I have spent a lot of time reading and thinking about Job in the Bible, and what we can learn from him. I realized that the book of Job has an amazingContinue Reading
Rabbi Linda/Bethel Temple Fellowship Shalom and Happy New Year! New Years is a tradition about many things. For many people it is mostly a new start. To the Jewish people, the letter “Chet” is also the number 8 meaning life(new beginning). It is letting go of the past mistakes and rebellionContinue Reading
Dan Eakin/Baptist Minister I have never been very good at writing poetry. When I was a teenager I wrote a few poems, but none of them were ever of the highest quality. When I was about 40 years, old, I told my congregation the story of a blind woman who hadContinue Reading
Shalom Chaverim There is a true story about God giving the world the greatest gift ever. God gave us His Son Yeshua the Messiah; redeemer of our souls. How do I know it is true? Yeshua is truth. I had a personal experience with Him when I was lost, lonely,Continue Reading
Seth Buckner/Friendship Baptist Church Luke 2:7 tells us, “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” In the timeless Christmas story found in the book of Luke, Jesus was bornContinue Reading
Dan Eakin/Baptist Minister Several churches in Texas have been participating in a shoebox ministry through an organization called Samaritan’s Purse in North Carolina. Members of the churches have filled literally thousands of shoeboxes with at least one nice toy and a wide variety of other useful items. The shoeboxes are takenContinue Reading
Dan Eakin/Contributing writer A tornado put him on the right path Jimmy Jones, gospel music legend, dies at 83 Jimmy Jones was one of the most wonderful men I have ever known. He was the patriarch and leader of 1 A Chord, a gospel music group made up mostly ofContinue Reading
Leroy Richardson/Local Minister Pilate, Roman governor, asked the question in Matthew 27:22 that very well could be the question of the ages. “What Shall I Do Then With Jesus Christ?” Many don’t want Jesus Christ in their Institutions Of Higher Learning. Some do not want Him in their Government locations. Some don’tContinue Reading
Rabbi Linda/Bethel Temple Fellowship Shalom, What does the name Halloween really mean? The word “Halloween“ comes from “All Hallows’ Eve’’ and means, “hallowed evening.” Hallowed means, “made holy, consecrated, hallowed ground. Knowing the origins of Halloween is important, because this article is regarding the supernatural hidden dark-side of this “holiday”. Halloween’sContinue Reading
Seth Buckner/Heritage Baptist Church A treasure chest full of gold, jewelry, and other valuables worth $1 million was found in the Rocky Mountains, according to the late author and art dealer Forrest Fenn, who hid it more than a decade ago. An estimated 350,000 treasure hunters were inspired to look for the valuable chest.Continue Reading
The word “anti” means in opposition to, thus anti-christ would be in opposition to Christ. Is the antichrist a person? The antichrist is an organization, namely, the papacy. The words “eyes of a man” in Daniel 7:8, however, do point to a leader. Revelation 13:18, speaks of a man withContinue Reading
Seth Buckner/ Heritage Baptist Church Jesus said in Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” This coming Saturday marks 20 years since that fateful day that changed our lives so dramatically. We all remember where we were on 9-11-01. I had just graduated from seminaryContinue Reading
Dr. Jeff Taylor/First Baptist, Jefferson Many in town are aware of my battle with COVID this year. On December 30th, 2020, the doctor called my wife and told her that I wasn’t going to make it. He recommended “compassionate care,” where she and my daughter could come and say theirContinue Reading
Alden Ho/Jefferson Christian Academy A story is told of certain rich man who invited a churchman to lunch, and they went to a popular restaurant. The waiter was very efficient, and the service was good. As they rose to depart, the churchman observed that his host laid some coins under theContinue Reading
Jeff Taylor/First Baptist Jefferson Billionaire Richard Branson launched into space on July 11th, onboard Virgin Galactic – part of a new space race between billionaires. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made his space flight on the 52nd anniversary of the moon landing – July 20th. Their goal is to create a privatizedContinue Reading
Dan Eakin/Baptist minister Someone said there are more than 7,000 promises in the Bible and the Lord has kept every one of them but one. That promise yet to be kept is, “If I go, I will come again.” II Peter 1:4: “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises,Continue Reading
Leroy Richardson/Contributing writer For the past 16 months, most of America has been in the throes of the Coronavirus or Covid-19. It started out as seemingly not that bad but quickly escalated to what has become known as the Pandemic. Is it possible that anything good could come out of suchContinue Reading
Alden Ho/Wheel Salt Ministries If you’ve attempted or have done your own family tree, to establish your lineage, it is always interesting to see who’s there and what they have done. The opening to the New Testament in Matthew and the third chapter of Luke Chronicles Jesus’ lineage has aContinue Reading