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I’m told that one of the oldest methods of catching a monkey is to cut a small hole in a gourd, tie it to a tree, and then fill it up with seeds in the hollowed-out gourd.

Paul Warned Timothy that the world would wax worse and worse (2 Timothy 3:13). His prophecy is certainly being fulfilled in today’s time. However, there is still some good, and for it we are thankful. We see the good, the bad and the ugly in today’s America. There is usually a mixture of the good,…

Error in Last Week’s Article      Last week’s article stated that 67% of Americans are Christians.  It should have read that 67% of Americans believe in Christianity.  There is a vast difference in being a Christian and believing in Christianity.  Contrary to President Obama’s remarks concerning religion in America, belief in Christi- anity is not…

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The Apostle Paul admonished the church at Thessalonica to “Pray without ceasing”. (Thessalonians 5:17). The opportunity and responsibility of every Christian today is to keep alive the fires of prayer. There are those who would prefer that the fires of prayer would go out. Some actually pour water on the fires of prayer. One day,…

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