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Arranging the Pieces... Have you ever wanted to talk to books?
20 August 2024
<strong>By Tabitha Bozeman</strong> Today, as I was visiting with a couple of colleagues, I came across some examples of positive ways Artificial Intelligence...
Cindy's Meatballs and Andy's Favorite Meat Loaf
20 August 2024
How about a little ground beef in your life this week? I remember when I got the meatball recipe below from Cindy Brewer. Our church, Rainbow Presbyterian,...
Happy National Book Lovers Day!
09 August 2024
<strong>By Tabitha Bozeman</strong> August is full of fun, weird and tasty national days. Some of the ones that caught my attention include National Rice...
Cheese Wafers and Elizabeth’s Pickled Okra
09 August 2024
<strong>By Andy Bedwell</strong> <strong>Cheese Wafers</strong> 2 cups of grated extra sharp cheese 1 stick of margarine 1 ½ cups of plain flour 1 level...
The Vagabond - Early pioneer Charles P. Ward
09 August 2024
<strong>By Danny Crownover</strong> Charles P. Ward, a native of Centre, was a product of the Old South by right of birth and breeding and was a shrewd...
Keep Smilin’ with Rosie Preston - Will-power and courage
09 August 2024
<strong>By Rosie Preston</strong> Courage is a very strong emotion that we often must dive into our inner self in order to find it. In my own experience,...
Vicki’s Verbage - Amen and hallelujah to cooler temperatures
09 August 2024
<strong>By Vicki Scott</strong> Who out there prayed for the temperatures to be so hot lately? I have a sister-in-law who loves the heat, and I am sure...
The Devotion to Christ - Redemptive suffering leads to grace
09 August 2024
<strong>By Brian Cook</strong> The band Switchfoot has a song about suffering and how we respond to it called “Dare You to Move.” The song begins with...
From God’s word - Bringing out in order to give back
09 August 2024
<strong>By Toni Ford</strong> The Book of Deuteronomy is essentially Moses’ farewell address to a new generation of Israelites. In the sixth chapter, we...
Arranging the Pieces… Back to school and back to questions
02 August 2024
<strong>By Tabitha Bozeman</strong> It seems like we just started planning the summer, and now it is over. School starts back next week, and preparations...
Southern Chicken Salad, Broccoli Salad, Apple Snicker Salad and Pink Salad
02 August 2024
<strong>By Andy Bedwell</strong> You know, there’s just a hard-to-express “goodness” that everybody loves about well-made salads. Take the classic Caesar...
From God’s word - More important than ever to pray for Israel
02 August 2024
<strong>By Toni Ford</strong> Anyone who knows me knows that I become a bit passionate when talking about Israel, including the land, the people and the...
The Devotion to Christ - Confession is so hard but so helpful
02 August 2024
<strong>By Brian Cook</strong> One of the tripping hazards of the conversion to Roman Catholicism from Reformed Baptist doctrine was the Doctrine of Purgatory,...

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