Vass honored as 2019 Scholarship King

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‘Twas the night before Christmas, six months away

When my younger brothers and I were teenagers, we used to climb up on top of the roof of our house and jump to the grass below, rolling on impact. It was great fun for all of us. That was some 40 years ago.

Kevin Spencer in concert Saturday at McCanless UMC

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God gives us strength we as humans could not possibly imagine. The spiritual strength he gives us stretches into the events of life from time to time.

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Ebenezer Baptist in Java will celebrate homecoming during the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday.

In all the cosmos, in all of the things which exist and the thing we can think about, or do, the first is to know God. We can wrongly seek after intellectual superiority, but that soon falls short. We can try to amass hoards of wealth, but we will finally find that money can’t buy happiness.

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Brand Yourself Ministries presents “It’s All About the Brand Women’s Conference!” to be held beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 12, at Mount Olive Baptist Church, N. Main Street, South Boston with the Rev. Margaret Fountain Coleman, preacher.

When I began writing this column about 15 years ago, I wanted to find a way to communicate the love and grace of God in a setting that reached out to people I know, and many that I will never meet.

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Shark: swindler; crook; double-dealer; con artist; loan shark; a ruthless greedy person; a carnivorous fish with a long body, two dorsal fins, sharp teeth, a cartilaginous skeleton, and thick, rough skin. ~Encarta Dictionary

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St. Mark revival set Wednesday through Friday

The South Boston Church of God will have a gospel concert at 6 p.m. on Sunday featuring The Churchmen. The church is located at 3000 Halifax Road in South Boston.

This verse is probably based upon the story Jesus told of the prodigal son. The father is having a conversation with the older son as the celebration goes on and is jealous of the attention paid to such a non-deserving person.  

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

The Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, a small rural church in Halifax County has established a student scholarship named for two recently retired IMB missionary-educators at the Uganda Baptist Seminary.

What is the worst fear we might have? Fear of failure is always there for many. Fear of what others may think can paralyze us, until we realize there is only One we need to please. Perhaps the greatest fear is that of death, and many put off dealing with that until it may be too late.

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Oak Level Presbyterian Youth Choir performs at the gospel sing on May 18.

Here in the month of May, as I was considering a topic for this week’s column, I thought of trying to share with readers why they were born. They “may” think it was for many reasons, but I know of only one.

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Shiloh Baptist Church to install pastor Sunday

I peered out the window one very early morning, and a large, brightly colored, plump robin arrived to survey the premises. He looked around carefully, made one plunge with his long beak into the grass and came up with a huge, wriggling worm.

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A gospel sing will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18, as a fundraiser for the Oak Level Volunteer Fire Department in memory of Pete Ingram and Pete Chappell. Pictured is the late Pete Ingram.

Jesus calls his disciples, above all else, to fish. And when we fish with Him, our fishing experiences are like no other fishing expedition on earth.

This Thursday people of faith from across this wonderful country will be gathering to pray for our nation. I hope you can find a place where this is happening and stop to pray for the United States of America on that day.