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True freedom

Pam Wanner4 years ago2 years ago3 mins

When I talk to people about Jesus one of the reasons I often hear for why they don’t want to accept Jesus is that they don’t want to give up their freedom. They say religion is full of rules of what you can and cannot do. My response is always, “You are correct, religion is full of rules, but I am talking to you about having a relationship with Christ, not living a life full of religious rules.” What is the freedom that so many cling to over having a relationship with Jesus? Maybe it is the freedom to drink…

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The case for charity

Pam Wanner4 years ago2 years ago3 mins

What do you do when you are in a sticky situation? Perhaps there is a clear right and wrong to the matter and perhaps there is not. What is your default position? Is it to dig in on principle, compromise, or cave? The depth of the issues and the personalities involved will determine how far you might go. For instance, most of us will try to get along. We may not like, or even agree with, the direction that a concern is being managed, but the stakes are low enough to keep us from the fight. This seems reasonable. What…

Opinion

Furthering the discourse between opposing viewpoints

Pam Wanner4 years ago2 mins

Dear Editor, Rick, at last an admission the rich should pay their fair share of taxes. That was sort of like pulling teeth. Anyway, I could not agree more: differences of opinion need to be aired civilly if they are to be credible. Civil discourse solves more problems than the muck being slung by politicians today. I looked into the 87,000 new I.R.S. agents to be hired. What I discovered was the proposal recommended that hiring would occur over ten years. The reason for reducing the monetary level to $600 is to concentrate on unreported income and ferret out the…

Opinion

How much is freedom worth?

Pam Wanner4 years ago4 mins

Dear Editor, In America we pursue the occupation of our choice. That doesn’t mean we always like our jobs but we can choose to pursue another career or several different careers. We can choose our state, community, and house. That doesn’t mean we can easily afford to live where we choose but we are free to pursue life in another neighborhood if we want to work toward such a move. We change our lives if we have the desire and the willpower. People make choices every day regarding health, habits, and lifestyles. Some choose to develop themselves further and strive…

Opinion

The great spectacle of God’s creation: Part 1 of 3

Pam Wanner4 years ago2 mins

Dear Editor, Although Mankind will never see the full extent and splendor of the spectacle of God’s great creations, nevertheless, He created everything on, and in, Heaven and Earth, seen and unseen! From the dust of the Earth, which He spoke into being, He created and formed Adam, in God’s image. He turned Adam into flesh, with trillions of cells, then He breathed a spirit/soul into him, and “man became a living soul.” A full-grown Man. God put Adam to sleep, removed a rib, then formed Eve, a woman, and gave her a spirit/soul, and she became Adam’s wife. Adam and Eve…

Obituaries

LAVADA HENRY

Pam Wanner4 years ago2 mins

Lavada (Cheney) Henry, 94, passed away in her sleep on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at the Twin Rivers Nursing Home in Arkadelphia, AR. Lavada was born September 23, 1927 in Hoxie, Arkansas to Henry James Cheney and Emma Jane Griffith. She is preceded in death by both of her parents; her husband, Johnie William Henry; one son, Tommy Lee Henry; one granddaughter, Tina Jane Porterfield; and two brothers, Earl and Earnest Cheney. She is survived by her daughter Pamela Jane (Sonny) Porterfield; sister Loretta Williams; and four grandsons: William L. Porterfield, T J and Paul Henry, and Eddie Price; two…

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True freedom

The case for charity

Furthering the discourse between opposing viewpoints

How much is freedom worth?

The great spectacle of God’s creation: Part 1 of 3

LAVADA HENRY

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