Urban Myer coached football for seven years at Ohio state. In his tenure as the Buckeyes’ head coach, they comprised a record of 83 wins and nine loses. He won three Big 10 titles and
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Steve Qualls
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5/28/23
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The word conform means to form one’s appearance, manners, character, etc. according to prevailing (persuasion, widespread) standards. To act or be in accordance with a law, rule, customs, …
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Caleb Andrews
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5/28/23
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Mary Green Johnson received her B.S. degree in math from Murray State University, when it was still Murray State Teachers College, back in the 1930s, when fewer young women graduated from college …
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Steve Playl
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5/15/23
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In this modern time, people desire to have equality in every aspect of people. This is not how modern Christians are viewed even in the eyes of God. Not all Christians are the same even …
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Caleb Andrews
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5/15/23
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“It’s so good to hear your voice!”
Most of us have said those words at some time - perhaps many times - in our life...and how many times have we heard those exact same …
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Steve Playl
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5/5/23
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My two-and-a-half-years-older-than-me brother came to me one day with an evil secret. We were behind the barn, and no one was around. Reaching into his pocket, he produced an almost empty pack of …
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Steve Playl
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4/25/23
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Well, Easter is over, and what do we do with Jesus? Do we scheme up a lie that says he never resurrected. You see, if we can’t control his truth, we can at least control our lie. So many of us …
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Steve Qualls
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4/25/23
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Christians today are having to choose which Jesus are they going to believe in and serve. To hear some people’s description of Jesus, He walked right out of Woodstock and into the temple …
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Caleb Andrews
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4/9/23
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The culture around every person today screams, “Be who you want to be!” The hidden agenda within this proclamation of today is as long as you look like everyone else that is trying …
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Caleb Andrews
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4/3/23
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It has been said that God always answers our prayers. Sometimes He says, “Yes.” Sometimes He says, “No.” Sometimes He says, “Wait.”
When I was a little boy, I …
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Steve Playl
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4/3/23
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Daylight Saving Time was introduced in 1918, and we’ve been confused ever since. Don’t ask me to explain it or give the history of the “on again, off again” practices in the …
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Steve Playl
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3/18/23
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In today’s society more than ever, wolves seek to satisfy their own appetites rather than help others. Sadly, this can also take place within the church if the shepherd is not keeping a …
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Caleb Andrews
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3/18/23
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St. Andrew Catholic Church, at 829 Valley View Dr., in Sparta will have the following services during Holy Week: Holy Thursday (April 6), at 5 p.m.; Good Friday (April 7), at 5 p.m.; Easter Vigil …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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3/13/23
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My Valentine’s Day reservations were a little late. The plan was to surprise my sweetheart with dinner at Vivian’s Kitchen at The Bristol Hotel, but, when I called, I heard the …
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Steve Playl
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3/6/23
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Most people desire to have nice things. Some people desire to have excellent things. You cannot have excellent things without a spirit of excellence. When someone gets a new …
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Caleb Andrews
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3/6/23
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Federal funding to provide White County High School students with free lunch expired this year, so students who would have otherwise qualified for free or reduced lunch must pay for their …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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2/24/23
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2/21/23
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In the last days, the Bible reflects the division between those seeking their own and those still seeking God (2 Timothy 3:1-6). Over the last few decades, divisions have become apparent not …
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Caleb Andrews
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2/20/23
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Throughout history, we have been witness to famous pairs of two. Bonnie and Clyde, Hatfields and McCoys, Moses and Aaron, Andy and Barney, and SpongeBob and Patrick and the list goes on.
The Bible …
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Steve Qualls
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2/20/23
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As word began to get out about issues facing the school board surrounding the long-standing tradition of baccalaureate services in White County, several area pastors were stirred into …
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Kim Swindell Wood
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2/17/23
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