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“The Same Old, Same Old” Part 2 By Rayola Kelley

We do indeed live in some very challenging times. We are watching much of prophesied events unfold before our eyes. For generations we have been hearing about the coming of Jesus. To each generation it seems like the same old, same old warnings that their parents and grandparents before them heard and yet we are […]

“Seriously?” By Jeannette Haley

To say that we live in “interesting times” is an understatement. Based on the Word of God, we are living in the days described by the Apostle Paul to Timothy, such as the following prophetic facts, beginning with, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come” 2 Timothy 3:1. We all […]

“The Presence”  By Jeannette Haley

Memories, facts and feelings, like waves upon the shoreline, come and go. Some are stronger than others, thus, while many are faded or forgotten in the mists of time, there remains those that are grafted into our minds and hearts, as if anchored by an incomprehensible and indestructible power. Such is the unforgettable, manifest, enveloping […]

“The Same Old, Same Old”

Part 1 By Rayola Kelley What is your attitude towards the Word of God? When I first became a Christian, the main emphasis of the small church I attended was that I needed to know the Word of God. They encouraged memorization, learning where the books of the Bible were, and reading it from Genesis […]

A ROARING LION By Jeannette Haley

There’s an old saying that goes like this, “When March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb.” What this obviously means is, if the wind is blustery and howling with rain pounding on your house in the beginning of the month, then by the end of the month the soft breezes […]

Expectation, Anticipation, & Participation Part 3 By Rayola Kelley

We have been looking at expectation, anticipation and participation. In February’s article I did not bring out this particular theme because I was dealing with the subject of love, but love is very much a part of the aspect of what we expect, as well as anticipate, and to what extent we participate in our […]

“The Show Must Go On” By Jeannette Haley

What comes to mind as we embark on another new year are these words from the well-known and beloved hymn, “Amazing Grace,” “Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; ‘Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.” It has always amazed me how jubilant and excited […]