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The devotion on my heart for today is, "Three Important Questions." My scripture text is Genesis 1:1, where we read, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." (KJV)
So, what are these three important questions that most everyone …
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By JOEY DURHAM |
2/20/24 06:00 AM
What happens when a political party becomes demotic? Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity, but demotic, from the Greek word demos, meaning the people - the same …
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By MICHAEL BARONE |
2/17/24 06:00 AM
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2/15/24 06:00 AM
Our devotion today is, "The Simplicity of Truth," and my text is 2 Corinthians 11:3, where we read, "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in …
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By JOEY DURHAM |
2/15/24 06:00 AM
Numerous people have frozen to death in America this winter. They literally died from exposure to the cold.
In Evansville, Indiana, a homeless man was found in his routine sleeping spot after a night of frigid temperatures. He was dead. Like any …
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By Dr. Glenn Mollette |
2/15/24 06:00 AM
2/14/24 06:00 AM
A good job is one of the best ways to prevent people with a criminal history from re-offending. Just ask Maryland grocer Altimont Mark Wilks, who turned his life around after years in prison by opening a community-focused convenience store. Yet in …
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By James Knight and Matthew Prensky |
2/13/24 06:00 AM
Stress can be produced by a lot of things. We seem to get stressed out when we must stand up and speak before a crowd of people. We get stressed out for events such as a wedding, especially if we are one of the two main participants. When it comes …
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By SAM LIVINGSTON |
2/13/24 06:00 AM
2/10/24 06:00 AM
2/9/24 06:00 AM
Today's devotion is, "The Hallmark of a False Prophet." My text is Jeremiah 28:15, where we read, "Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a …
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By JOEY DURHAM |
2/8/24 06:00 AM
It is unusual for me to publish anything in The Sumter Item. However, I believe this writing will benefit the rural community, which I am honored and pledged to serve.
But before I get to that, I think some background is important.
I am a …
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By CARLTON WASHINGTON |
2/8/24 06:00 AM
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2/6/24 06:00 AM
If the South Carolina General Assembly doesn't get the Confederate battle flag off the Statehouse grounds after what happened in Charleston this week, then we may as well replace the Palmetto Tree on the proper state flag - the beautiful blue one - …
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By GRAHAM OSTEEN |
6/20/15 03:38 PM
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