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Reflections of Grace - Romans 2:12“For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.” — Romans 2:12 I remember once having a conversation with a man who questioned why churches put so many resources toward sending missionaries to places where the gospel has never been preached. ...
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Circuit Thoughts“What is truth?” This is the question that Pontius Pilate asked Jesus when Jesus proclaimed himself as the giver of truth. But today we have so many truths. How do we know which one is the real truth? I mean, we have the “truth” as told to us by those in power. We have the “truth” proclaimed by those who want to be in power. We have political truths and religious truths. Quite frankly you can probably find a truth that fits your needs if you look hard enough...
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Helping Vs. OppressingAs I walked to my car following a very busy Sunday, a man called across our parking lot, “Are you the pastor?” I answered I was one of the church’s pastors and asked what he needed. He began crying as he told me this sad story. He had been hired by a lady in a subdivision near our building to cut down a tree in her front yard. ...
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News From Out WestI hope all our mothers had a wonderful “Mother’s Day.” I pray that it was filled with wonderful memories. The fifth commandment says to honor thy mother and father. Does that mean we always agree with them? No, we don’t always agree. Still, we are to honor and respect them...
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A Good WordNew Beginnings We recently returned from a “jaunt” to Tampa, Florida to help our very first granddaughter, Lillian Josephine, or “Lily Jo” as we used to call her in her younger days, celebrate graduation from high school. The sky’s the limit for the graduates of 2024...
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News From NaylorJessie Dudley called Freat Stout recently and said tell everyone hi. She sold her home in Naylor and moved closer to her daughter. My sister, Pam and Weldon Cox have a new great-granddaughter. Their son, Mark in Mississippi is now a grandpa for the first time. I think her name is Murphy...
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News From HandyCicadas have arrived in full measure droning away day and night. My whippoorwills, whose calls came like clockwork at dusk, have retreated since the cicadas came. What’s that all about? Mother’s Day, May 12, was observed with a potluck luncheon after Pastor Robert Brown delivered his final sermon at Handy Church. ...
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Modern Hill WomanSparks on the Highway With daddy’s steadily worsening driving skills, we kids all breathed a collective sigh of relief when my sister Margrette was permanently installed behind the wheel. She assumed the task of carting our clan all over the countryside. She must’ve been not easily ruffled to maintain her calm with daddy barking orders from the passenger seat, and with up to a dozen people (mainly kids) riding along...
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Close To Home“School’s out for summer!” (You of a certain era saw that line and sang it - in your head and then out loud, right)? That’s from an Alice Cooper hit released in 1972, in the midst of my college days. I didn’t dislike school, but it was a nice change of pace in the early 70’s, a break from the rising pressure to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was well on my way to being just that, but I was still major-hopping, overwhelmed with so many intriguing options...
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May 16, 1974 – City Crew Tries Out New Street Sweeper
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Reflections of Grace - Isaiah 2:2“It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it…” — Isaiah 2:2 If you are like a lot of Christians, you may find passages like this one to be intimidating and very difficult to understand...
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May 3, 1984 – Work Under Way On Brooks Lane Improvements
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News From NaylorHate to start the week with sad news, Mary Ruth (Blackwell) Huson has passed away. She was a graduate of the Naylor School in 1947. She had lived at Piedmont. Her husband was from the Fairdealing area so they were both locals. The senior citizen’s center will be having a fish fry on Friday, May 17, at 5 p.m. Come out and help with our fundraiser to benefit the center. Our long time chef, Gary Emmons, will be doing the fish fry for us...
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A Good WordMY FRIEND I have a Friend who waits for me, And never tires of my company. I know He’ll never leave me be, I have a Friend who waits for me. I have a Friend who bids me stay, Within His presence, day by day. Especially when I’ve lost my way, I have a Friend who bids me stay...
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News From Out WestHello, May. It’s hard to believe that you are already here. Schools will soon be letting out. This May, so many graduations are happening in our family. My granddaughter Skylar Mandry in graduating from high school in Mayfield, Ky. Granddaughter Harley Hudson is graduating from Pre-K at Lone Star School, and grandson Cooper Hudson from Pre-K in Advance, Mo...
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News From HandyInternet service in our area was the subject of a meeting at Fremont facilitated by Janet Hoskins last Thursday. It was specifically for Carter County and I’m in Ripley, but I attended to see what I could learn. It turns out that the presenter, Jennifer Williams, covers six counties including Ripley, so it was relevant information. ...
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Finding ViggoSometimes cemetery research can leave you feeling a little...lifeless. The endless hours spent photographing headstones, entering information often garnered from said headstones, hours searching the internet “working on mysteries without any clues” can be a long, tedious process. But sometimes you stumble across something at 1:00 a.m. and feel like you’ve found “buried” treasure...
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Close To HomeIt was a gradual thing, unchaining myself from Walmart, the reverse to developing an addiction to roaming the aisles mindlessly whether or not I purchased anything. Early on it was to me what a smartphone is now - the device we reach for when we feel boredom settling in...
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Circuit ThoughtsOn Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at approximately 4 a.m. +/- we had a huge loss. The Doniphan United Methodist Church at 305 Plum Street caught fire. It was a one hundred- and thirty-six-year-old, landmark. It was the oldest religious building in town having been built in 1888. It was a religious hub, a community center, a meeting place and…...
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A Challenge Worth EmbracingOur church staff has been reading James Clear’s fascinating book, Atomic Habits, Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results. The book began with the history of how the governing body of professional bicycling in Great Britain hired Dave Brailsford as its performance director in 2003...
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Circuit ThoughtsI just came across an interesting quote by William Sloan Coffin. It goes like this; “God’s love doesn’t seek value, it creates it. It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value.” There seems to be too many people who are willing to do so much to be loved. I have observed some bad relationships where one person is giving love so they can receive love. Too many people bank on the idea that to receive love you must give love...
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News From NaylorFirst, a correction to last week on the fundraiser for The Depot was a serving of 85 (not The Depot and the senior center together). John Fuller of University of Missouri came by the center and helped us with our cell phones, smart phones, etc. He will be back May 14 at 10 a.m. to help us again, then after this it will be a new topic monthly...
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News From Out WestThis past weekend was a really blessed one for me. On Saturday I spent the morning with Cassie Stadler and her daughter Bridgett. I was home about 30 minutes when I saw a vehicle pull in my yard. When I went to the door, My daughter-in-law was getting out of the car. My son Doug and Michelle Mandry from Mayfield, Ky., happened to have the day off, together...
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Handy NewsI have just become aware that the home of Benjamin Ray and Emily Hubbard in Doniphan has been destroyed by fire. They were away when they received a call that their house was on fire. Sadly they lost their little dog, Daisy. Ben’s sisters, Sarah Ray Reynolds and Laura Ray, have set up a link on Facebook for donations and requested prayers. Sincere sympathy for this family. ...
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Close To HomeComfortable or trendy? Comfy and quick usually takes precedence, but I finally tried tucking in only the front of my blouse. With a jacket, I looked tucked in all around. That’s not the point, though. It’s not supposed to look that way, and jackets come off. Front tucks are a bit of visual trickery with an acceptable effect. However, my Marine fella - obviously oblivious to trendy styles, wondered aloud if I knew I was untucked...
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