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One day last week, I listened to an interview on NPR with writer John Leland.  He was discussing his latest book, HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE YOU MAKE: Lessons From A Year Among the Oldest Old.  Leland said one of the most important things he learned was how disenfranchised the elderly feel because of their disconnect with current technology.  He went on to say that years ago, older people were sought out for their knowledge about seasons and animal migrations and such things, but now if anyone wants that information, they just GOOGLE it.

Words cannot begin to express the shock and sadness felt throughout the Commonwealth and around the country on Tuesday when an active shooter opened fire at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, taking two innocent students’ lives and injuring 18 others. It was a senseless act of violence committed by another student that we cannot even begin to understand. We can only pray that this act somehow strengthens the Marshall County community and the state of Kentucky as a whole.

    If I were to ask you what the focal point of the entire Bible is, would you know the answer? Sometimes, folks approach the Bible with utter confusion. They have no idea what the Bible is about, nor its central theme. To some, the Bible is a jumbled collection of sixty-six books, written by men over thousands of years, that have very little to do with one another. If this is your approach to the Bible, then let this short article be an encouragement to change your thinking.

The genesis or evolution of a television network can be pretty interesting, at least to me.  Spike changing to the Paramount Network comes to mind., ABC Family transforming into the Family Channel is also at the forefront.  However, the one with the most changes is the one that started as The Nashville Network.

Our winter weather has been from one extreme to the other. We’ve seen bitter cold with ice and snow as well as spring-like temperatures – sometimes with thunderstorms. Not being a meteorologist, I depend on weather forecasts; otherwise, I’d simply have to wait and see.

“What we have learned from others becomes our own through reflection.”  That quote is etched on an old mirror I bought at a yard sale years ago.  Over time, I’ve come to realize the truth of those words.  We teach each other simply by being in one another’s lives.  That’s why people who are loners are all elbows—there’s no room for anybody else.

I am sure that our readers have heard people say words to the effect, “All you need to do is call upon the name of the Lord, and you can be saved.” Some will tell you to pray and say, “Lord, be merciful to me a sinner,” or similar things. This teaching is a misapplication of Romans 10:13. What does it mean to call upon the name of the Lord? (Space forbids us from printing Romans 10:13-17. Please read this section in your Bible.)