4+ hour, 8+ min ago (688+ words) Published 12:00 am Sunday, November 30, 2025 Every year around this time I stop and count my blessings." I think about the many things that God has given to me: a beautiful wife, two loving children, a wonderful son-in-law, two gifted grandsons, and so much more." Yes, I have been truly blessed!" I have often heard people say that God can do anything" but I have found six things that God cannot do." And it is for these six things that I am truly thankful: 1. God cannot lie. In John 14:2, Jesus told His disciples: "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not true, I would have told you." There is a battle raging in America over who determines what is right and what is true." We need to understand that truth comes from God." It's not that God won't lie,…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago (636+ words) Published 12:00 am Sunday, November 23, 2025 "Author Roy B. Zuck tells the story of how Lord Congleton of Dublin once devised a clever plan for teaching his tenants how faith secures forgiveness of sins, while unbelief shuts one out from the benefits of the Gospel. Many who owed him several months" rent were expecting severe action in the court. Instead, he posted a notice promising remission of back dues to any who would meet him on a certain day before noon. On the designated day, he sat in his office waiting their response. They crowded the street, whispering and talking, but not one of them entered the open door. Just a few minutes before twelve o"clock, a tenant who had been delayed came running in to ask for his receipt." "Do you really expect to be forgiven for your debt?" asked Lord…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (177+ words) Published 12:00 am Thursday, November 13, 2025 "Event to also feature Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative marker reveal BURLINGTON " The Lawrence County Community Foundation, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, and the Lawrence Economic and Development Corporation proudly announce the Macedonia Jubilee is set for 11 a.m. Friday, celebrating the restoration of the historic Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church and the people who made it possible." The church is located at 2237 County Rd. 120 in Burlington. During the program, the Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative will unveil an official marker recognizing the site's inclusion in the AFHTI. The Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative is a nine-county, three-state effort to locate and document Underground Railroad sites across the Tri-State region of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church is recognized by the National Park Service and is listed on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom,…...