Families and individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved one are invited to attend the 27th annual Holiday Service of Remembrance on Nov. 18 at First Christian Church of Paducah, Milner & Orr Funeral Homes has announced.
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
There is no way to get through this life without hitting some rough water from time to time. The decisions that we must make are whether we will be the ones on offense.
A few years ago, I finally decided that I needed to read 鈥淲ar and Peace.鈥 I chose it as my nighttime reading. Yes, there were nights when I dozed off. There were paragraphs that I read multiple times. It took me about three months to get through it 鈥 on some tired nights I read only a page o…
Friends and family are preparing to celebrate a three-figure anniversary as First Missionary Baptist Church of Metropolis, Illinois, marks 158 years.
Most people reading this column will have experienced the solar eclipse last 抖阴直播软件. Many will have experienced the totality, which is amazingly different than 98%. I did not brave the roads last 抖阴直播软件 but did experience the total eclipse in 2017. One of the more surprising, yet common, rea…
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
We are plagued today by anxiety. Not the diagnosable type, of which there is also an abundance, but the type that stifles personal growth and responsibility for one鈥檚 words and actions.
It is springtime! It is the season of celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. It is Easter.聽
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
When I was at seminary, like many others, I had an opportunity to preach at a small congregation about an hour from school. I recall a conversation with one of my professors about what I had taught in class the previous Sunday. I was pleased that I had been able to impart such knowledge to t…
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
People who鈥檝e driven down U.S. 62 in Reidland lately may have noticed some extensive renovations at Reidland Church (formerly known as Reidland Church of Christ). Those changes may seem to have happened quickly, but the planning has spanned more than five years.
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
Highland Baptist Church in Southside Paducah is hosting multiple events March 16-17 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its senior pastor,聽Bro. Richard P. Beck.
There is intelligence and then there is wisdom. Intelligence is knowing how a shovel is made. Wisdom is knowing how to use it.聽
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
People who have become good enough at anything to make it look so easy that others think they can do it know how much work is involved. For most things there is a base line of talent, giftedness, genetics, and opportunity. But that is the starting place.聽
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
Some things are best done by one person being in charge with no room for discussion. My brother and I needed to clear out our parents鈥 house quickly. Forty years鈥 worth of stuff had to be sorted and moved. We are both pretty good at packing efficiently 鈥 however we have slightly different op…
I got into a rather lengthy and somewhat ugly discussion a couple of weeks ago with four people with whom I agreed. If I told you this was in a social media interest group with people I do not know personally, you might understand how this happened at the same time you are questioning my wis…
Back in the day when Yellow Pages was a paper book, I needed some work done to upgrade a bathroom. I looked at the various possibilities and saw one that had a fish symbol included. Thinking it was a good idea to support a Christian business, I called, got a reasonable quote, and hired them.…
There is so much we have to learn, and the more we know, the more we will appreciate each other. History is rich, and as we dig into it, life becomes richer as well.聽
There is a helpful quality that helps us to see others more clearly. That is allowing oneself to be seen by others.聽
When it comes to religious folk, there are rule-keepers and there are storytellers. It is not that rule-keepers don鈥檛 have stories or that storytellers don鈥檛 have rules. It is that one or the other will determine the nature of one鈥檚 faith.
Amazingly, we鈥檝e done it. The United States has made it to its 60th presidential election year. Considering all that has happened from 1789 until today, that is a remarkable achievement.
I remember making about half-a-dozen resolutions for 2023, which is at least five too many. Without looking back, I can only remember two of them. One was to produce a short devotional thought every day, each month centered loosely on a topic (prayer, confession, generosity, etc.). The other…
We may have turned Christmas into the most peer-pressure packed event of the year, and no one is immune.
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
When it comes to 鈥渇ree speech鈥 or any other moral decisions that we make as individuals or as a society (or a university), we need to know what our magnetic north is.
For Jews and Christians this time of year is a reminder that light overcomes darkness. It is a time to celebrate.聽
The further our focus shifts from thankfulness and gratitude the more likely we are to miss the beauty of this season.
The church where those closest to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter bid farewell to the former first lady Wednesday played a central role in the lives of the famous couple from tiny Plains, Georgia.
On Sunday, Paducah Cooperative Ministry hosted its 44th annual Thanksgiving Service at Trinity United Methodist Church. During the service, a former guest at PCM's Fresh Start Village shared her story.
It is my hope that this Holiday Season will be met with blessings for our nation and for the world.
I am not an expert in American History, but I do enjoy reading presidential speeches and documents written by those who had a hand in forming the ideals that framed our constitution. It took over 150 years for the British American Colonies to formulate enough of a national vision to rebel. I…
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
The Bible is full of the violence caused by one tribe or nation taking or attempting to take land occupied by others. In a world where plague and famine happened often, it was seen as necessary to conquer more land as insurance against local disasters. There was also the hubris of kings and …
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
Families and individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved one are invited to attend the 27th annual Holiday Service of Remembrance on Nov. 18 at First Christian Church of Paducah, Milner & Orr Funeral Homes has announced.
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
Critical thinking is a skill that is always vitally needed and often in short supply. It is one thing to believe something and quite another to know why we believe it.聽
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
It is difficult to offer balance at times. The recent attack on Israel by Hamas presents us with one of these times. There are many taking advantage of this to ensure that the hatred continues for another generation, which indicates that peace is not the goal.
Baptist Health Paducah is inviting families and friends who have lost an infant or unborn child to participate in a Wave of Light Ceremony at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, in the Larry Barton Atrium.
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
Study the past and pay attention to the present to affect the future. Things will always change, and they will always stay the same.
The nonprofit Paducah Cooperative Ministry announced on Facebook Thursday that installation of their brand new walk-in freezer has finally begun.
One of the great adventures of my family鈥檚 life has been the decision to be hospitable. I am not talking about getting the house straightened up so that we can host a dinner party, not even having people over for grilling burgers or smoking a pig. This is the messy business of inviting peopl…
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
Paducah鈥檚 Community Financial Services Bank held their 7th annual Prayer at the Pole event Thursday morning. The event is geared toward law enforcement, and was attended by Paducah police officers and McCracken County sheriff鈥檚 deputies. According to a social media post from the Paducah Poli…
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
Faith and faithfulness assume relationship. Faith must also be tested by words and action. If someone tells us something and they do it, our faith in them increases. If we are told one thing and see another happen, our faith will eventually erode, and our relationship will be affected. If we…
New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 643 Cruse Avenue, Paducah, will celebrate the 27th Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Fred L. Ford at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2023. Special guests will be the Rev. Derrick Fitts, the choir, and the congregation of Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus. Information: 270-444-7163.
Just over thirty-five years ago a band of Christians (which is very different than a Christian band), released an album that presented us with what I believe is a modern midrash of Ecclesiastes. The band is U2, the album 鈥淭he Joshua Tree鈥 and the song, which lyrics follow an ever increasing …
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