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No Boss, No Problem

April 17, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter Have you ever watched an ant at work? It’s one of the smallest creatures on earth. It stays busy from sunrise to sunset, always making progress. And here’s the amazing part – ants have no boss. No…

Rusty Potter

While it was still dark and early, Jesus rose!

April 17, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Lisa Wilmore Dear Hearts, As you read this powerful account from the Gospel of John, take a moment to place yourself in the scene. Imagine the quietness and darkness of the early morning with a risen Savior, Jesus Christ.…

Lisa Wilmore

Press the accelerator

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter Life is not meant to be lived in neutral. Too many people sit at the starting line, revving their engines, but never press the accelerator. They have dreams, goals, and ambitions, but fear, doubt, or procrastination keeps…

Rusty Potter

The defense of the guilty for the innocent

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 Free PressBlogs

Lisa Wilmore Passage of Scripture to Ponder: There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on…

Lisa Wilmore

“The Man in the Arena”

April 3, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter I read a poem by Teddy Roosevelt called “The Man in the Arena”, and it made me think about people in our community who step up, take action, and make a difference. Roosevelt’s words remind us that…

Rusty Potter

When the noise is too loud to ignore

April 3, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Lisa Wilmore Scripture: Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in…

Lisa Wilmore

Stay locked in and win

March 27, 2025 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter Success belongs to those who are willing to make a decision, set a course, and refuse to be moved. If you want to win in life, you must be locked in. Being locked in means eliminating distractions…

Rusty Potter

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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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--- This week in 1974 Mr. James Brown gave a 12-minute acceptance to the welcome at a local church program. See Clipping. (52)
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