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The Thanksgiving feast—an American tradition that dates back to the 16th century when Spanish settlers held a feast of gratitude for God’s providence as they successfully arrived in what is now Florida. Then in 1620, a large group of Puritans, who fled the religious persecution of early 17th century England, to then eventually end up on our shores. We’re all familiar with this story, as we have learned about the Pilgrims from our earliest school days.
Read moreAccording to the Word of God, Jesus will come back to Earth to destroy the ungodly and wicked humans that survive the deadly events which will start when Jesus breaks each of the seven seals of the Book of God. In 2 Thessalonians 1:8, it says that Jesus will return to earth, "in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ." Unbelievers should take that as a warning and start seeking the Lord God, who is "the Lord of heaven and earth." God is the only one who gives eternal life to humans, and then gives them to Jesus. When God gives this eternal life to a person it is said that the individual is "born again." That should be the ultimate goal, which is, salvation from going to hell, and eternal punishment in the lake of fire and brimstone. The Bible tells us, in the book of Revelation, chapter 19, that the "beast" and the "false prophet" "were taken" and "both cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone." And it also tells us, that their armies were then "slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse", (meaning Jesus). In the next chapter it tells us an assigned angel comes from heaven, binds the "old serpent" which is the Devil, and Satan, and bounds him for a thousand years.
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I remember my first job as a stock boy at a downtown department store when I was in high school. My main tasks were lifting heavy boxes, unpacking crates, and doing various other jobs. It was an important experience for me.
Read moreThe Coal County Jail Service had a long and successful history. It was started by Pastor Jim Smith of the Pentecostal Holiness Church. For 35 years he missed a service once a year to go to his Church’s Convention or was ill. I started working with him in the last year or so of his ministry.
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If there has ever been a time in my life when I feel like crawling under the bed with a blankie and lying there whimpering – it just might be now. Now, I really don’t see myself as a wimp, like a girl who has never had to face anything more unpleasant than a pimple on her nose on prom night. I’ve faced my own share of serious diseases, loss of loved ones, being stranded in blizzard conditions, job loss, and car wrecks.
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In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet an innovator whose family emergency led to the creation of the pay phone.
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