Words by Al Blanton | Image by Ryan McGill On a bright June morning in 1872, Annie Hawks was engaged in household chores when the Holy Spirit planted a hymn inside her mind. A native of New York and resident of Brooklyn, Hawks was not only a dutiful housewife but a hymnist and, according to […]
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Words by Scott McCullar | Image by Al Blanton The Christmas story in Luke is fascinating. Each element of the story of Jesus’ birth is powerful and deep with meaning. To think that Jesus, the Son of God, was born to a young virgin in the small, forgotten town of Bethlehem is just remarkable. Consider
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There are so many opportunities to get your little ones involved in Vacation Bible School this summer!
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Words by Chad Hayes | Image by Ryan McGill I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. Your way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God? You are the God who
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Words by Scott McCullar | Image by Blakeney Clouse Of all the churches I have pastored, only the first church I ever led, Harris Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister, North Carolina, had a cemetery. Graves surrounded the church property and had to be maintained consistently and carefully. The church had hired a company to clean
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Words by Chad Hayes | Image by Ryan McGill And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
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“Know what you believe in. Believing in something means taking action. You wouldn’t get in your car if you didn’t believe it would get you where you need to go. So, if you believe in God, serve Him.” – Lead Pastor at Cornerstone Church Parker Darnell
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Why is Easter the most important day of the year? Because it commemorates the most important event in human history, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It was, literally, the best day ever.
Words by Scott McCullar | Image by Al Blanton I can remember sitting on the floor watching the live television broadcast of Al Capone’s vault being opened on April 21, 1986. Geraldo Rivera hosted the event where thirty million people or so watched the unveiling of what could be inside the vault of one of
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Words by Scott McCullar | Image by Blakeney Clouse News reports about Carbon Hill typically focus on the bad. A negative tone is usually used if there is a headline or news feature about our small town. But my experience has been different. Sure, problems abound here as they do in every community, but some
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