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The Lord said, “Call to Him and He will answer you”

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Lisa Wilmore Scripture to Ponder: “…Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known” (Jeremiah 33:3 ESV). Dear Hearts, God is great and greatly to be praised!…

Lisa Wilmore

The Opportunity Clock

November 6, 2025November 5, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter Every November, we “fall back.” The clocks roll back an hour, and most people celebrate the idea of getting an extra hour of sleep. But while many see this as a time to rest a little longer,…

Rusty Potter

The blood that saved our lives

November 6, 2025November 5, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Lisa Wilmore The old gospel songs often remind us of the power and purpose of Jesus’ sacrifice: “It was the blood that made the difference at Calvary,” “I know it was the blood for me-one day when I was…

Lisa Wilmore

Think five moves ahead

October 30, 2025October 29, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter Life is not checkers. It is chess. Too many of us approach life as checkers – simple, reactive, and based only on what’s right in front of us. In checkers, every piece moves the same way. You…

Rusty Potter

“Everywhere you go there is trouble”

October 30, 2025October 29, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Lisa Wilmore Blessings to you, my friends! God has granted us another day, and it is a blessing to bask in His peace, joy, and happiness. Let us thank Him for our blessed, everlasting, eternal, and endless Savior—Jesus Christ!…

Lisa Wilmore

Stepping up to the plate

October 23, 2025October 22, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter I recently read a poem by Teddy Roosevelt called The Man in the Arena. Roosevelt honors the man who steps up to the plate – the one who steps into the fight, faces challenges head-on, and refuses…

Rusty Potter

Stoned for telling people the truth

October 23, 2025October 22, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Lisa Wilmore My Fellow Believers in Jesus Christ, Here’s the Truth: The Bible declares that one day every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess, both in heaven and on earth-that Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians 2:10-11). It…

Lisa Wilmore

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-- Celebrating Birthdays Today: Theidia Breaux, Melonie Secrease, Tillman Givens, Jr., Cassandra Johnson, John Coleman, III, Katrina Ruff, Bennie Glover, Crystal Colston, Gary Abrams, Lawrencia Sims, Marlow Moore, Johnny Pookie Collins, Joyce Ann Pimpton, Shelton Matthews, Sr., LaQuentin Williams, Jamie N. Louis. (9)
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