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PASTOR’S CORNER: Let all of us have an unbroken faith
In the book “Unbroken Faith,” author Diane Docco talks about her autistic son. Diane offered hope for spiritual recovery to adults raising children with disabilities. As her son, diagnosed with autism, enters adulthood, Dianne’s faith remains intact. She trusts that God will always care for her and her son when…
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Is God dead?| Fredrich Nietzsche’s The Madman
In 1883 the German philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche wrote these words: “Have you not heard of that Madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the marketplace, and cried incessantly: ‘I seek God! I seek God!’—-As many of those who did not believe in God were standing…
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PASTOR’S CORNER: Put on your war clothes
Today’s message is for all of us, no one is exempt. It is a call for us to dress down and dress out! And, you can do both at the same time.
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PASTOR’S CORNER: God’s perspective
Marvin Williams told this story in a devotional, “In 2018, Pastor Tan Flippen had a cycling accident that landed him in the hospital with fractures to his hip. When the doctors ordered a CT scan to check for a concussion, they discovered a large malignant tumor on the front of…
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Big Cheese, ENCORE!, St. Andrews to present ‘Charlotte’s Web’
LAURINBURG — The play “Charlotte’s Web” opens Wednesday at the Morris Morgan Theater in the Liberal Arts Building at St. Andrews University. The show is a joint effort of Big Cheese Theater, ENCORE! Theatre, and St. Andrews Theater Department.
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J.A. Bolton | Thompson Family Reunion Part II
After we had dinner on the grounds of Stoney Fork Baptist Church, our family would wander down the hill to where the cemetery was. There would be stories told about our ancestors. A lot of these stories would be about Sidney Washington Thompson, my great-grandpa, like how at age 19…
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Carolina Civic Center set to host its 11th My Time to Shine talent competition
LUMBERTON — The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater in downtown Lumberton will host its 11th Annual My Time to Shine Talent Competition at 7 p.m. on March 22.
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PASTOR’S CORNER: Nothing will separate us from his love
Community friends, there is some very good news for all who have a relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Is God dead?| Just a ind game?
The Bible skeptic Michael, whom we have been engaged with for many weeks, asks a very important question: “Isn’t all religion just a mind game?” After all, the German philosopher Karl Marx famously said, “Religion is the opium of the people. It is the sign of the oppressed creature, the…
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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…
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Is God dead?| Tornados and Junkyards
Evolution cannot explain biological complexity without violating some fundamental laws of nature, specifically, the Second Law of Thermodynamics. If you recall, we mentioned The Second Law of Thermodynamics a few weeks ago to help us establish that the stars have a limited fuel supply and that, eventually, all the stars…
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PASTOR’S CORNER: God will deliver on time
What an encouraging word this morning. We just celebrated Black History Month. We celebrated our heritage and our ancestry.
