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The Lord’s Deliberate Ways (12/18/21)LIVING IN THE WORD
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Helplessness (12/18/21)THE TRUTH WORKS
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Thanksgiving at Christmas (12/18/21)ZINN DEVOTIONAL
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Freedom (7/1/17)Freedom is a beautiful thing, but we must always remember that there is a cost to being free which also includes responsibilities. Freedom is not free! The cost of freedom is the blood of its many soldiers and patriots. We won our freedom from England and a system of tyrannical reign. America has a representative government where we are free to choose those who govern us...
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80th Annual Convention coming to Malden Community Center (9/23/10)Once again Malden will be host to good singing and good fellowship. For the past several years the City of Malden has hosted the annual Missouri State Gospel Singing Convention. The towns of Farmington, West Plains, Sikeston, Dexter, Elsinore, and Poplar Bluff along with a stint in the St. ...
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It's time for Pentecost (5/21/10)It's been 50 days since Easter; about 50 days since the Jewish Passover. It is time for Jews and Christians alike to celebrate Pentecost (which comes from a Greek word meaning "50".) Although we may celebrate Pentecost differently, Jews and Christians have much to share in common at this faithful time. ...
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Local graduates on same ship as overboard teen (6/2/09)Senath-Hornersville 2009 graduates were on board the Carnival Fantasy Sunday, May 2, when Bruce O'Krepki, a graduate from another school, fell overboard. O'Krepki was a classmate of 654 seniors from St. Thomas Aquinas, planning to attend Louisiana State University on an academic scholarship, according to national media reports made by his uncle Rick O'Krepki...
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Kennett man arrested for bomb threat (5/21/09)On Wednesday, a Kennett man was arrested for terroristic threatening towards the area's Wal-Mart store. Wal-Mart officials told police that a male came into the store and became angry with them. These officials added that as a result of the anger, the individual stated he was going to blow the store up...
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16th Annual Chili Supper honors storm workers (3/20/09)SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath Lion's Club hosted its 16th annual Chili Supper on Friday, where it recognized the workers who aided during the aftermath of the ice storm. The annual event was considered a big success, according to Lion's Club member Kenny Johnson...
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Arboriculturalist asks Senath to save its trees through proper pruning (3/10/09)SENATH, Mo. -- Evergreen Tree Service representative and certified arboriculturalist Alex Potroski informed the Senath City Council at a meeting on Monday, that he will tag trees in Williamson Park and the baseball park in Senath, in order to place bids on repair of each individual tree to meet FEMA's requirements...
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Community seminar looks at marketing the Bootheel (12/7/08)A community seminar was hosted on Friday at the Ely Walker Apartments with guest speaker Missouri Partnership, President and C.E.O. Christopher Chung. Chung became involved in the Bootheel's development in November of 2007. He has been helpful in including the Bootheel area in marketing activities and advertising...
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Shirley Ezell (12/4/08)Shirley Ezell, 81, of Campbell, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, at General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. Born July 21, 1927, in Campbell, son of the late Mike Edward and Ethel Mae Ligons Ezell, he was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. He was a bus driver and of the Pentecostal faith...
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County authorities await full autopsy report (11/25/08)Authorities are currently awaiting the autopsy results before ruling a cause of death in the case of the body found in a drainage ditch south of Kennett. According to Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder, it could take up to six weeks before the final autopsy results are in and the official ruling cannot be made until then...
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John H. Thompson, Jr. (10/23/08)John H. Thompson Jr., 80, of Cottonwood Point, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, at Blytheville, Ark. Born April 9, 1928, in Friendship, Tenn., son of the late John and Ellen Spencer Thompson, he was retired from farming and Inman Trucking. He was a member of Eastwood Methodist Church in Caruthersville, Mo...
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Thelma Bess (9/16/08)Thelma I. Bess, 77, of Hartford, Mich., formerly of Kennett, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at Hartford. Born Feb. 13, 1931, in Searcy, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Benson Cooper. On Jan. 19, 1952, she married Van Bess, who survives...
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Joyce Cross (8/15/08)Joyce Cross, 61, of Holcomb, Mo., died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at her residence. Born October 10, 1946, in Gideon, Mo. She was the daughter of the late Joseph William Street and Artie Fern Martin Street; she was the co-owner of Shorty's Restaurant. She was a charter member of The Open Door Church...
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Jonathon Bartholomew (8/3/08)Jonathon Paul Bartholomew, 22, of Kennett, died Thursday, July 31, 2008, north of Campbell, Mo. Born Aug. 21, 1985, in Miami, Okla., son of James Bartholomew and the late Pamela Ann Dearman Bartholomew, he was employed at Parker and was a member of Holcomb Community Worship Center...
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Ross to teach intro to the Bible (5/12/06)David B. Ross, will be graduating from the Memphis Theological Seminary on Saturday, May 13 at the Lindenwood Christian Church in Memphis, Tenn., with a Master of Divinity Degree. Ross has served as music director at the First Baptist Church in Blytheville, Ark., since graduating from Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Ky in 1978 with a degree in music...
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Church of Christ members on a mission (4/14/06)Saturday, April 8 the Slicer Street Church of Christ in coopreration with the Senath Church of Christ distributed several tons of useful items to disaster victims in Caruthersville and Braggadocio, Missouri. These churches are supporters of Churches of Christ Disaster Relief whose distribution point is Nashville, Tennessee...
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First United Methodist Church provides comfort with Prayer Shawl Ministry (4/7/06)First United Methodist Church located at 300 College Avenue in Kennett has a unique Prayer Shawl Ministry that several people within the church and community have become involved in. The group meets each Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the youth center of the church...
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Third Street Baptist youth attend David Nasser conference (4/7/06)A number of youth from Third Street Baptist Church in Kennett recently traveled to Paducah, Kent. to attend a David Nasser conference. The youth that attended included Anna Theile, Haley Fincer, Melodie Scallorns and Brent Martin. They were accompanied by two adult sponsors, Debra and James Geohagen...
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McGruders to become bishops during 25th pastoral anniversary celebration at United Pentecostal (2/10/06)Kennett residents Carroll and Priscilla McGruder will be assuming the office of Bishop of the First United Pentecostal Church of Kennett during their 25th Pastoral Anniversary celebration. The anniversary celebration will be a three day event that will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, continue at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, and end on Sunday, Feb. 26 with a ceremony that will take place at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m...
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A first class trip (2/5/06)Several of our area gents like to take warm weather golf trips this time of year. They get such a dose of "cabin fever" they just can't stand it and so they go find some place where they can play golf in shorts and polo-style shirts in the winter. One such group included the foursome of Terry Whitlock, Jeff Lack, Mark Pelts and Lanny Geary. These guys headed out to Scottsdale, Ariz., for an extended weekend of golf last weekend...
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First Baptist Church concert will feature soloist Mark Horton (1/27/06)Mark Horton, singer and recording artist, will be in concert at First Baptist Church located at 300 St. Francis St., on Sunday evening. Horton is from Bartlett, Tenn., and is related to the Horton family of Kennett who owns Horton's Barbecue. "Oh, yes, Horton's Barbecue, I think the sauce runs through our veins," laughed Horton...
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St. Cecelia Catholic Church offers English as a Second Language class (1/27/06)On Monday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Thursday's from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., St. Cecilia Catholic Church of Kennett located at 1226 College St. is hosting English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for those individuals who are interested in learning the English language...
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Kennett teens share faith in God (1/13/06)Christian teens gather all over the world to discuss their religious beliefs, love for God, and concerns with life in general via youth groups, Christian societies and charitable organizations. Teens in Kennett have a group known as the Alpha and Omega Society which is made up of approximately 25-35 attending members who hold meetings once per week in the high school auditorium...
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Fashion trends have one thing in common: Cotton (1/6/06)Last year the National Cotton Council of America (NCC) said that cotton growers in Missouri produced an average of 715 thousand bales of cotton on approximately 390,000 acres, supporting almost 8,000 jobs and generating more than $260 million in business revenue...
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Friendship Baptist Church celebrated 125 years (10/14/05)Friendship Baptist Church celebrated its 125th Anniversary, a huge milestone for a rural church, on Saturday, October 8. Approximately 150 members and guests were in attendance for the festivities which included a meal prepared by the members and guests, that could feed a small country, and reflections on the churches long history...
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Friendship Baptist Church celebrates 125 years at special service Saturday (10/7/05)Friendship Baptist church is a rural church on the outskirts of Kennett that has established itself with many area residents of different generations. Organized in 1860 and officially established in 1880, R.H. Douglas was the original pastor, the church is now home to a congregation led by pastor Dave Million and is approaching a 125th year anniversary celebration...
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Million new pastor at Friendship Baptist (10/7/05)After being without a pastor for a little over a year, Friendship Baptist Church was feeling a little unsure about what lay ahead. A well established rural church on the outskirts of Kennett, members of the 125 year old church knew that God had a plan for them they just weren't sure what it was...
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Jamie Grisham new pastor at Abiding Peace Temple (9/30/05)It has been said that this world we live in is under the judgment of God and is not going to improve. With that being said, a 25 year old man by the name of Jamie Grisham will look you in the eye and tell you that, "in order to be different we have to move in God a little different." We must change...
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Alpha and Omega Society sponsors annual 'See You at the Pole' at Kennett High School (9/23/05)Members of the Alpha and Omega society along with other Kennett High School students gathered around the flag pole outside of the high school building for the annual "See You at the Pole", (SYATP) movement on Wednesday, September 21. SYATP is a student-initiated and student-led movement bringing youth together in prayer, representing each other, their leaders, schools, families, and the community in asking God to bring moral and spiritual awakening to their campuses and country...
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St. Cecilia Catholic Churchs holds VBS (8/19/05)The St. Cecilia Catholic Church held their Vacation Bible School from July 25-28. With a safari theme entitled Kingdom of the Son, students aged pre-school through 8th grade attended. There was an average daily attendance of 63 students. The Bible theme for this year was the Lord's Prayer...
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High school seniors receive Lemonds scholarships (8/12/05)There are numerous scholarships awarded to graduating seniors throughout out the area. Most of these awards are well publicized. There is, however, a scholarship available to high school seniors for nearly two decades that has received little fanfare...
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Wal-Mart donates to Community Temple (7/15/05)
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Sisters celebrate jubilee at Mount Saint Joseph (7/1/05)Two Dunklin County natives are among 22 Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph celebrating jubilees of religious profession this summer at Maple Mount, Kentucky. Sister Mary Mercedes Knott, who grew up in Wilhelmina, Mo., has been an Ursuline Sister for 60 years...
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Slicer Street Church of Christ Coloring Contest (7/1/05)In celebration of National Homeownership Month, Rural Development held a coloring contest at the Church of Christ on Slicer St. The children's church was asked to color a picture of a house. Winners of the contest received a single session pass to the new Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center...
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First General Baptist welcomes new pastor (6/12/05)A special installation and dedication service for Brother John Kruger and his family will be held Sunday, June 12, at First General Baptist Church in Kennett. This will be followed by a dinner at the church. The Krugers arrived in Kennett June 10 from Michigan...
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First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) welcomes new pastor and his wife (2/25/05)When pastor Gary Mayes and his wife, Suzanne said good-bye to First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the congregation knew it wouldn't be an easy task to replace the two who had served this church for 27 years. The church was grateful when pastor David Everton and his wife, Florilda, took the call to lead the congregation of First Christian Church...
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Author Tommy Tenney to speak (1/14/05)Multi-million selling author, Tommy Tenney, will be at the First United Pentecostal Church on Sunday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. The church is located at 1015 Kennett Street. Tenney is the author of The God Chasers series. These include, "God's Favorite House", "The God Catchers", "God's Eve View", and "The Prayers of a God Chaser." He is also author of another series of books on unity, including "God's Dream Team", "Answering God's Prayer", and "God's Secret to Greatness."...
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Connecting young people with God (1/14/05)In an age where young people have television, the Internet and video games to pre-occupy their lives; practicing religion may seem like it's at the bottom of their list of things to do. However, in a national survey conducted by MTV in August of 2003, a majority of young adults say they believed in God and think that religion is a very important part of their life...
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Author presents book reading (1/14/05)PIGGOTT -- Author Henrietta Hockle will present a reading of her book, "On High Ground", in the Hemingway Barn-Studio, Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, 1021 West Cherry Street, Piggott, Ar., Sunday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. She will be available for book signing until 3:30 p.m...
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St. Cecilia Catholic Church celebrates 'Lady of Guadalupe' (12/10/04)During the week of Dec. 8-12, the culturally diverse parish of St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Kennett is celebration different aspects of the life of Mary, Mother of Jesus. On Wednesday, Dec. 8 the feast of Immaculate Conception was celebrated with Mass and a video about "Our Lady of Guadalupe."...
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Minister and wife to retire after 27 years (11/12/04)Since July 1, 1977, Gary and Suzanne Mayes have called First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Kennett home. This January, they will say good-bye to the congregation, which Mayes serves as minister, and a community they have grown to love. The couple will be retiring and moving to Murfreesboro, Tenn. to be near their children and grandchildren...
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First Presbyterian Church to hold activity center dedication (11/5/04)Some may remember shopping at the Kroger store that was in the building in the 1950's. Some may have checked out books when it was the library. Now Kennett residents can experience memories in the renovated First Presbyterian Church's activity center. The building is located next to the church at 226 N. Main Street...
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The army of compassion (10/8/04)With the hurricane season winding down, life is getting back to normal for the Salvation Army--but only temporarily. The Salvation Army is best known for its work among the needy and the victims of life's tragedies. When disaster has struck in the world, the Salvation Army has been there--soldiers marching onward to the drumbeat of Christian service. It was there this year for those in the path of Charley, Frances, Jeanne and the other destructive storms...
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Area churches join together for "World Communion Sunday" celebrations (10/1/04)Sunday, Oct. 3 is World Communion Sunday among many Christian denominations. To celebrate the occasion in Kennett, five local congregations will once again share in worship and Holy Communion: Faith United Methodist Church, First Christian Church, First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church and St. Johns African Methodist Episcopal Church...
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We need more good sports (10/1/04)Thirty years ago, I first called for an end to night football games in high schools. "Eleven beatings and stabbings following four high school football games last Friday and Saturday nights ought to be enough to convince everybody that we should give up night games," the story said...
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Steer clear of "fear words" (9/24/04)I don't know about you, but I feel the media coverage of Bill Clinton's heart surgery was "over the top." I hoped and prayed for the ex-president's swift and complete recovery. But I didn't need the round-the-clock repetition of the details on how clogged his arteries were...
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Planting the seeds for joy (9/17/04)"Do you or I or anyone know how oats, peas, beans and barley grow?" I certainly don't. And yet nothing gives such inner pleasure and satisfaction as watching a garden grow. It can do wonders for the disposition. I'll bet that even "Mary, Mary, quite contrary" was easier to get along with after tending to her garden of "silver bells and cockleshells."...
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15 years of Prayer Ascending to God (9/17/04)Lifting up prayers for America, students throughout the U.S. joined other teenagers in prayer around the world on Wednesday, Sept. 15. They observed the 15th annual See You at the Pole, a grass-roots prayer event that began in Texas in 1990, bringing students to their school flagpoles to pray for their leaders, schools, and families...
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The end of a journey (9/10/04)What made it so sad was that while he saved others, himself he could not save. And so Robert Disbro closed the door to his law office one night and went home and took his own life. For 40 years he had been an inspiration to other physically disabled persons. Bitter during the early years of his disability, Disbro remarked some time later, "I have pretty well conquered that. It still may come back periodically, but I try not to let it show."...
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The end of a journey (9/3/04)What made it so sad was that while he saved others, himself he could not save. And so Robert Disbro closed the door to his law office one night and went home and took his own life. For 40 years he had been an inspiration to other physically disabled persons. Bitter during the early years of his disability, Disbro remarked some time later, "I have pretty well conquered that. It still may come back periodically, but I try not to let it show."...
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Hanna talks about Baptist Children's Home (8/27/04)Travis Hanna, development officer estate planning specialist for Missouri Baptist Children's Home, Bridgeton, Mo., was the principal speaker at the Southeast Missouri Baptist Associated Women's Missionary Union, August 3, at the Missions Center, 608 North Sixth St., in Hayti...
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First ladies in the hot seat (8/27/04)It appears the potential first ladies will be scrutinized as much as their husbands in the 2004 presidential campaign. Current first lady Laura Bush has already gone under the magnifying glass, thanks to supermarket tabloid "Globe," which went a-snooping a while back with a cover story headlined "Laura Bush's Secret Life."...
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Needed: More Kissing (8/20/04)Would family life go better if we all did more kissing? On a card he would send us every Christmas, Sam Perdue, a crusty old newspaper colleague of mine, would scribble in the margin, "Laugh a lot. Kiss a lot." Kissing was a big thing with my father. ...
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South Canaan to observe 115th anniversary and homecoming (8/20/04)South Canaan General Baptist church in Gibson is celebrating their 115th anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 21 and Sunday, Aug. 22. The celebration will be a time of fellowship among older members and brand new members in the area. One member said, "It shows how much a church means when it can stand strong for this many years."...
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The mother of Christian Science (8/13/04)Unknown and penniless at age 45, Mary Baker--later, Mary Baker Eddy--the founder of Christian Science, was a millionaire when she died at the age of 89. How did she do it? It was during the women's rights movement in the 19th century that Mrs. Eddy came into prominence as one of modern history's most notable religious figures...
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Third Street Baptist VBS (8/13/04)Matthew Figgins dumps a bucket of water on Rev. Bud Evans during Vacation Bible School at Third Street Baptist Church. The pastor at the church agreed to allow attendees to soak him if they could reach an attendance level of 80. Total attendance on the fourth night of VBS reached 136...
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St. Ceclia's Catholic Church VBS (8/13/04)St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Kennett held its annual Vacation Bible School July 26-29. The theme this year was God's Team in Action with Songames 2004, with an emphasis on the Olympics and Bible verses. The participants played outdoor sports, designed team flags, torches, sang songs and did Bible verse dramas. All students picture received gold medals for joining God's team...
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Group tours Baptist church camp (8/6/04)Four members of First Baptist Church in Hayti, Wendy McTernan, Geraldine Alsup, Maxine Martin and Betty Cole recently collected items for the gift shop for the church camp at Van Buren, Mo. On June 30 they started out to deliver them--first stopping at Cuff and McCormick's Steak House in Kennett. Since Alsup is prone to car sickness, the group thought it best for her to venture over to the Wal-Mart Supercenter and get some medication...
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Blessed are those who doze (8/6/04)Is there anything we can do about boring sermons? My friend Lew Webster may have the answer. Lew was hard of hearing, so just as a sermon was about to begin he would surreptitiously turn off his hearing aid and sit blissfully for the next 20 minutes alone with his own thoughts. He called it "taking advantage of a natural infirmity."...
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First Presbyterian of Kennett announces new pastor (7/30/04)The First Baptist Church of Kennett has called the Reverend Jocelyn VanBuskirk as its new pastor. Rev. VanBuskirk comes to Kennett from the First Presbyterian Church of Hammond, Ind. Prior to that, she served a three-point parish in Lincoln County, Mo...
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Ston, scrod, and PMA (7/30/04)When I am in New England this summer, I will stop in at the (Omni) Parker House in Boston--remember Parker House rolls? The historic hostelry is located across School Street from King's Chapel (founded in 1686, it was where I practiced my ministry for several years) and I always look forward to my visits there...
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The Ugly Water Tower (7/23/04)"Summertime, and the livin' is easy ..." In a few weeks, I'll be going to Maine where I will see the president's parents, George H.W. and Barbara Bush. We attend the same church--St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Kennebunkport. Sometimes the 41st president will read one of the lessons...
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Time to change the headline (7/16/04)A few years ago, I wrote a column that carried the headline, "WE ARE TURNING INTO A NATION OF SLOBS." That headline is now outdated. Today, it should read, 'WE HAVE TURNED INTO A NATION OF SLOBS," a people without refinement or class. What helped to push us over the brink--from a warning of impending danger to a fait accompli--was an obscene remark made recently by the vice president of the United States, a crude expletive directed at Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt...
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Is there a spirit world? (7/9/04)It is the average person's craving for immortality which probably accounts for our interest in spiritualism. Christianity has always affirmed a belief in an afterlife but science has served to cast doubt on this belief. The result has been a growing desire for proof...
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Ted, God, and cyonic resurrection (7/2/04)You wouldn't exactly say that Ted Williams and God were on good terms with each other but they kept in touch. If God were to wear a hearing aid, you could imagine Him turning it down--or even off--when Williams would let loose with one of his blasphemous tirades, a stream of words that can't be repeated in a family newspaper like this one...
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Remember the oyster (6/25/04)I didn't receive any invitations to make a commencement address this year. Maybe it's just as well. What could I tell today's graduates that would inspire them? When I graduated from college, the commencement speaker told us, "The future will not be easy but it is bright."...
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In death, there are two gods (6/18/04)She was 12 and this was her first experience with death. Until the moment that she was told, "Dear, he's dead," she had been sure God would make her friend recover. Every morning following the accident, she called the hospital. The report was always the same: "There has been no change. His condition is critical."...
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Nothing left to fear (6/11/04)"Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," President Franklin D. Roosevelt told the country in 1933, in his first inaugural address. His words inspired a nation floundering in a sea of Depression and hard times. Wise as Roosevelt's counsel was, eliminating all fear from our lives would be a mixed blessing. Fear has its positive side, too...
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Whatever happened to 'Sunday best?' (6/4/04)When was the last time you saw a woman wearing a hat? Or even a man for that matter? If you can't remember, you must not know me or Nevada Barr, author of the Anna Pigeon mystery series. Unfazed by President John Kennedy, who many credit with having started the bare-headed look for men in the 1960s, I still put on my hat when I go out on the front porch to pick up the morning paper. My father used to do that and I like to follow his ways...
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Kennett First Baptist holds Vacation Bible School (6/4/04)
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The search for Noah's ark continues (5/28/04)Explorers have set out in search of Noah's ark many times over many centuries (including Marco Polo in the 13th century), but they have always returned empty-handed. Will this time be different? Ten explorers from the United States and Turkey are planning an expedition for this summer with the goal of scaling the 17,000-foot-high Mount Ararat where the Bible says Noah's ark came to rest. ...
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Walking improves worshiping (5/21/04)"Now that spring is here, we're walking to church starting next Sunday. Care to join us?" "Surely you jest," replied the man in the church parking lot getting out of his blue Mercedes with his wife. "We live three miles from here." "You're kidding, aren't you?" said the woman getting into the golf cart at the fourth tee at the country club when I gave her the same invitation. "I get enough exercise doing this four times a week."...
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On war and Christianity (5/14/04)"There are many things worse than war and war brings every one of them."--from "The Dagger and the Cross" (Fellowship Publications, 1958) by the Rev. Dr. Culbert G. Rutenber The war in Iraq is putting our Christianity to its toughest test. As disciples of Jesus, we are asked--nay, commanded--to love those who are our enemies on the battlefields and to bless those who are killing our sons and husbands and fathers (and our daughters, wives and mothers). ...
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End of the World (5/7/04)Paul Maier's latest theological thriller, "More Than a Skeleton" (Thomas Nelson, 2003) is a sequel to his best-selling suspense novel, "A Skeleton in God's Closet" (Thomas Nelson, 1994). Both are gripping mysteries. What may be the biggest mystery of all, however, is why this Harvard-educated college history professor at Western Michigan University has chosen to take on the big guns of the strong (and growing) evangelical movement, which has made Bible prophecy a runaway success in churches and bookstores across the nation.. ...
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National Day of Prayer (5/7/04)
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What did Jesus look like? (4/30/04)If you were standing in a room full of people and were told that Jesus was in the room, would you recognize him? How would you pick him out in the crowd? By his clothes? But suppose everybody in the room was wearing a long, flowing toga? By his beard? But suppose all the men in the room would be wearing beards...
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Lighthouse Kids College Trike-a-thon (4/30/04)It was a day to help other children. Jarvis Stewart, Joseph Stewart, Shatyah Nelson, Tyus Johnson, Tagen Hamilton, and Christopher Welton are the drivers shown in a recent Trike-A-Thon which raised money for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Lighthouse Kids College sponsored the event at their childcare center at 803 S. Jackson on Saturday, April 17...
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Former Kingsman coming to Kennett (4/23/04)Better known as "Squeaky" from his years with the Kingsmen, the name Garry Sheppard is being reintroduced to the gospel music industry. Garry's dream has always been to sing professionally since childhood. He began singing in groups when he was in high school. ...
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Another teetotaler in the White House? (4/16/04)You might think that asking what the Prohibition Party stands for is like asking who is buried in Grant's Tomb. Actually they are both trick questions. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is buried in Grant's Tomb, of course, but so is his wife, Julia Dent Grant, and unless you included her in your answer you have it only partly right...
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First United Pentecostal receives grant money (4/16/04)Representatives of the First United Pentecostal Church in Kennett, Lisa Willett and Theresa Young, accepted a check for $500 from Wal-Mart Supercenter of Kennett's store manager, Barry Branscum. The money is set to go toward the church's Vacation Bible School...
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Easter: Living on in our memories (4/2/04)In Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck's lovely fantasy, "L'oiseau Bleu" ("The Blue Bird"), two little children, Mytyl and Tyltyl, are transported into the Land of Memory where they once again meet their grandmother and grandfather. The children are surprised their grandparents are not dead. When Mytyl mentions this to her grandmother, Granny Tyl tells her:...
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The Passion is for those lacking imagination (3/26/04)I promised myself that, in order to give it the benefit of the doubt, I would allow plenty of time to thoroughly research and reflect upon Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ." And after much consideration, what kept springing to mind was the timeless argument made in the epilogue to George Bernard Shaw's play "Saint Joan." It goes something like this:...
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A look into Abundant Life's alternative youth (3/26/04)Ear plugs at church? Maybe. The CAGE worship band played Skillet's "Savior" to open up Wednesday night's spirit night worship service at the Abundant Life Church in Kennett. But no. Skillet's "Savior" is not a warning sign that a new cult has begun in Kennett...
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Pastor's Corner (3/12/04)As if marriage in the United States doesn't present enough problems, along comes the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to rule that same-sex marriages are legal. Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court ruled 4-3 in November that same-sex couples had a right under the state constitution to the benefits of marriage. ...
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Hinsons set to perform in Kennett (3/12/04)The gospel group, the Hinsons are set to perform at the Full Gospel Church on 1840 Independence Circle in Kennett on Sunday, March 14, at 6 p.m. The group's first album release, Generation II, had two Top 20 hits and their first No. 1 hit, "Speak the Word, Lord." This song also went Top 5 on Christian Country charts and was nominated for Song of the Year in 1994. Generation II, was nominated for Album of the Year, plus the New Hinsons was nominated Newcomers of the Year in 1994...
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Lawson set to pastor Abiding Peace (3/12/04)Abiding Peace Church located at 508 Franklin is happy to announce the arrival of their new pastor Rev. Ron Lawson and his wife, Teresa. Pastor and Mrs. Lawson have two children and one grandchild. Pastor Lawson has a bachelor of science degree in Christian Ministries with an emphasis in leadership from Southwestern Christian University in Bethany Oklahoma...
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Andrews is new pastor at Emerson Street Church of God (3/5/04)Andrews is new pastor at Emerson Street Church of God Originally from Senath, Scott Andrews, now makes Kennett his home and also has made Emerson Street Church of God his church home, since recently becoming the pastor. Andrews is not a newcomer to the pastor-calling, having pastored Sparta United Methodist Church in St. Joseph, Mo. in the 1970's. Since then, he's been a supply pastor with the Church of God. At one time he attended the First Baptist Church of Kennett...
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Squires takes over pulpit at First Assembly of God (2/20/04)Kennett First Assembly of God's new pastor, John Squires, said that it was God that directed him to Kennett, filling the spot left by former pastor Brian Johnson. "We asked God to direct us in a path where we could be in his will," said Squires, "We said 'Lord it's wherever you want us to go, just lead us there,' just like Abraham, 'Lord lead us to the place where we could best serve you. That's why we came down here because we feel like the Lord led us down here."...
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Reflections on the movie 'Miracle' (2/20/04)Recently, I saw the movie "Miracle," the story of Coach Herb Brooks and the 1980 USA hockey team which played in Lake Placid and won the Olympics. It was a great movie! From the beginning, Coach Brooks was totally focused on beating the Russians who had dominated the sport for years. ...
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Handbell Choir coming to Kennett (2/13/04)William Jewell College has announced that it will present its "Handbell Choir," conducted by Donald C. Brown on Saturday, February 14, at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Kennett. Admission for the program is free. The handbell program began in the Fall of 1975 when students raised funds, purchased handbells, and donated them to the college...
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Tale of a Fig Tree (2/13/04)A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, "Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?" And he answered him, "Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure. And if it bears fruit next year, well and good, but if not, you can cut it down. Luke 13:6-9...
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Tiger Cages (1/30/04)In the midst of our war with Iraq, I have once again been reminded about one of the aspects of war that I had forgotten. I knew that there were going to be bombs, destruction, even death, but when that vehicle carrying American army personnel made a wrong turn and drove right into the hands of the enemy, I was immediately reminded of "prisoners of war" -- an issue that I hadn't thought of since the Vietnam War. ...
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Friendship Baptist Church set to feature 'C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S. the Mystery of the Missing Manger' (12/12/03)The first through sixth graders at Friendship Baptist Church have been hard at work practicing for their upcoming Christmas program: "C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S.--The Mystery of the Missing Manger." In the program Miss Holiday's Sunday school class has discovered the manger is missing from the nativity. ...
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Grain Grain (11/21/03)Last week I shared with you The Book translation of Jesus' parable in Luke 12:15. Today, I want to share the same parable from The Message (the Peterson translation). For a man's real life in no way depends upon the number of his possessions. Then he gave them a parable in these words: "Once upon a time a rich man's farmland produced heavy crops. ...
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Alford licensed as minister (11/14/03)Marion Truevon Alford, son of Benny and Dorothy Johnson and grandson of Billy and Betty Mae Alford, was licensed as a minister at Greater Dimension Ministries on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003. Marion is originally from Kennett. He moved to Cape Girardeau, Mo., in 1996 and became a member of the Greater Dimension Ministries...