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Fishing tip of the week

Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2024 07:32

Hold Your Rod Tip High
by Mike Gerry

There is probably no time of the year where worm fishing is better than June through mid August.

Love shouldn’t hurt

Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2024 07:31

Do I Have to Forgive?
by Teresia Smith

After someone has been hurt, at some point they come across the F-word. Forgiveness. After experiencing a trauma, it is very difficult to think of forgiving the person who harmed you – Especially if they never acknowledged what they did or if they never suffered consequences for their actions. Survivors tend to hold tight to their anger, as if in some way, they are punishing the perpetrator with it. The problem, of course, is that their anger harms the survivor much more than it will ever harm the abuser. Perhaps as we examine just what is meant by forgiveness, we should instead think of it more as letting go.

Thoughts from The Bible

Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2024 07:29

Desire for Genuineness
by Joey Carroll Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

Genuineness is an attribute that everyone truly wants from others. We all are exhausted at the endless list of public figures who speak out of both sides of their mouth. We have all been hurt by individuals in our lives that have been so nice to our faces, only to turn right around and condemn us before others. But what about us? Do we have a Jekyll and Hyde, or are we truly genuine from the heart?