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The 2023 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly ended just two short months ago. Since then, my colleagues and I laid the groundwork for another successful, productive legislative interim.
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Romans 12: 2, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
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Eternal salvation is a gift. It is a free gift. It is not an earned gift. It cannot be bought. You don't deserve it, but God so loved you that while we are sinners, Jesus died for us. Prophets of old told us about this gift.
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Verse nine of this chapter tells us that a God-called pastor is called by a holy calling. It is not preacher called, nor church called, or mama called. It is God called!
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Fair-weather friends abound! They are with you in the sunshine when everything is prospering with you, but when the problems begin to rain and trouble is rampant, they are no where to be found.
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Colossians 3:13, “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
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The celebration of the Resurrection has come and gone, but the possessing child of God celebrates it every day!
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“Doll Bones” is a book written by Holly Black. It’s written for older children (11-13) and is a spooky read. If you know of any child who doesn’t mind being scared a bit and loves adventure, this would be a great read for them.
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. It is during this time that families and communities recognize the importance of working together to prevent child abuse and neglect.
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The reality of sin in our own lives is but a flick of the pages in God’s holy word. We see how sin originated in the beginning with Adam and Eve in the garden (Genesis 2:1-17; 3:8-21). Because of their disobedience, they did not die physically, though death is inherently caused by sin. Sin c…
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In English grammar, our text verse begins with an understood subject. The subject is you. It is also a declarative statement and in the imperative mood. It reads simplified, “You trust in the Lord with all your heart, and don’t be basing your lifestyle on your own reasonings, but in everythi…
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Proverbs 3: 5-7, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”
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I love books and I love sharing the love of reading. Through this weekly column, I hope to share with you my thoughts about the books I am reading, or feature new and upcoming books. This week’s review focuses on “To Kill a Mockingbird” by author Harper Lee.
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Proverbs 15: 1 and 4, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”
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The University of Kentucky Public Relations & Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week’s column is by R. Kip Guy, Ph.D., Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy.
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“Is this not the kind of fast I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter — when you see the naked to clothe them, a…
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As the physical life is in the blood, so also is the spiritual eternal life through His blood! (Leviticus 17:11; Ephesians 1:7).
“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander into myths,” — 2 Timothy 4:3-4 (Revised Standard Version).
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Genesis 6: 15 KJV, “And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.” (A cubit is the distance from the inside of the elbow to the tip of the fingers, usually thought …
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VERSAILLES — The Kentucky Community and Technical College System announced Friday, Feb. 3 that Paul Czarapata, the institution’s third president, departed from the system effective Feb. 2, to return to his roots in technology.
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Dark and cold days full of ice and snow are when we all start wishing for spring, and gardeners especially begin to feel the itch to be outside with our hands in the good earth and the sun on our faces.
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The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week’s column is by G. Qutubuddin Khan, M.D., a pediatric neurologist at the UK Epilepsy Clinic.
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Ecclesiastes 4: 1, “So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”
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“Let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth as easily beset us, and run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.”
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FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear participated in a press conference at the west side Kroger in Frankfort on Monday, Feb. 6 to promote the upcoming Shop & Share event taking place Saturday, Feb. 11 at grocery stores across Kentucky.
“As newborn babies in Christ desire the sincere milk of the Word that you may grow thereby.”
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Leviticus 19: 34, “You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
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Genesis 1:1-3, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
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“As newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word that you may grow thereby” (I Peter 2:2). Growth in Christ is somewhat like a wagon wheel. We have many aspects of our faith that we must nurture to give us strength.
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. It is during this time that families and communities recognize the importance of working together to prevent child abuse and neglect.
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“Doll Bones” is a book written by Holly Black. It’s written for older children (11-13) and is a spooky read. If you know of any child who doesn’t mind being scared a bit and loves adventure, this would be a great read for them.
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The reality of sin in our own lives is but a flick of the pages in God’s holy word. We see how sin originated in the beginning with Adam and Eve in the garden (Genesis 2:1-17; 3:8-21). Because of their disobedience, they did not die physically, though death is inherently caused by sin. Sin c…
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In English grammar, our text verse begins with an understood subject. The subject is you. It is also a declarative statement and in the imperative mood. It reads simplified, “You trust in the Lord with all your heart, and don’t be basing your lifestyle on your own reasonings, but in everythi…
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Proverbs 3: 5-7, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”
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The University of Kentucky Public Relations & Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week’s column is by R. Kip Guy, Ph.D., Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy.
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I love books and I love sharing the love of reading. Through this weekly column, I hope to share with you my thoughts about the books I am reading, or feature new and upcoming books. This week’s review focuses on “To Kill a Mockingbird” by author Harper Lee.
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Proverbs 15: 1 and 4, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”
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“Is this not the kind of fast I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter — when you see the naked to clothe them, a…
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As the physical life is in the blood, so also is the spiritual eternal life through His blood! (Leviticus 17:11; Ephesians 1:7).
“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander into myths,” — 2 Timothy 4:3-4 (Revised Standard Version).
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Genesis 6: 15 KJV, “And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.” (A cubit is the distance from the inside of the elbow to the tip of the fingers, usually thought …
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FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear participated in a press conference at the west side Kroger in Frankfort on Monday, Feb. 6 to promote the upcoming Shop & Share event taking place Saturday, Feb. 11 at grocery stores across Kentucky.
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VERSAILLES — The Kentucky Community and Technical College System announced Friday, Feb. 3 that Paul Czarapata, the institution’s third president, departed from the system effective Feb. 2, to return to his roots in technology.
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Ecclesiastes 4: 1, “So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”
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“Let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth as easily beset us, and run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.”
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Dark and cold days full of ice and snow are when we all start wishing for spring, and gardeners especially begin to feel the itch to be outside with our hands in the good earth and the sun on our faces.
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The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week’s column is by G. Qutubuddin Khan, M.D., a pediatric neurologist at the UK Epilepsy Clinic.
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Leviticus 19: 34, “You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
“As newborn babies in Christ desire the sincere milk of the Word that you may grow thereby.”
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“As newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word that you may grow thereby” (I Peter 2:2). Growth in Christ is somewhat like a wagon wheel. We have many aspects of our faith that we must nurture to give us strength.
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Genesis 1:1-3, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
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I read about a wealthy man who was in a foreign land. He saw a beggar who was asking for money.
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Ecclesiastes 3: 1-4, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time t…
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One of the most neglected activities in our churches today is soul winning.
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1 Samuel 16:7, “But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
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When I was a boy, the neighborhood kids would all gather at our house and play hide-and-seek! We would choose one to be “it.” They would hid their eyes and count to 100 while the rest of us would run and hide. The “it” would look for us and, when he found someone, they would race back to the…
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Exodus 18: 20, “And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.”
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U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) recently announced that he helped secured several priorities to benefit Kentucky in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 that the Senate passed.
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The same Bible that tells us about Heaven tells us about Hell. The same Bible that tells us about the love of God tells us also that narrow is the way and strait is the gate that leads unto eternal life by Jesus. It tells us also in the same context that wide is the gate and broad is the way…
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Isaiah 7: 14, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
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Nicodemus came to Jesus by night. Jesus cut through the chase and told him that to see the kingdom of God, one has to be born twice (John 3:3). Man has two births or two deaths. When one receives Jesus as their personal savior, the Holy Spirit of God births them from death to eternal life. W…
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Isaiah 9: 6-7, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no e…
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Ecclesiastes 2: 11-12, “Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can t…
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In Genesis 3:9, the question was asked Adam and Eve, “Where art thou?” Frank Sinatra was popular in singing the song, “My Way.” When Flip Wilson did something wrong, he would say, “The devil made me do it.” Before the flood, God saw that the ways of men were evil. Genesis 6:5, “And God saw t…
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We are to be ready to give an answer to every man that asks us a reason of the hope that is within us with meekness and fear. If you asked your grandma or grandpa, the question would refer you to the Bible. If you called the Bible “The Good Book,” they would know that you were referring to G…
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Ecclesiastes 1: 2-4, “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun? One generation passes away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abided forever.”
As the 2022 Interim draws to a close, the Kentucky General Assembly is preparing for the upcoming 2023 Regular Session, a short, 30-day session scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 3.
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These are words of a comedian of yesteryear. Temptation is real. There is, however, a difference between trials and temptations. Trials will strengthen your faith with your victories. Yielded temptations result in sin! Read very carefully these following words of James, a servant of God. “My…
Journalists often have stories they are obligated to write. But at Thanksgiving, that is not the case. Reflecting on things I am thankful for is something I look forward to, counting it a privilege to reflect on the Lord’s blessings.
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There is so much that divides us — but gratitude can be what unite us.
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Colossians 3:15-17, “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, s…
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Joel 2: 11, “And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executes his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?”
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“This, then, is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as He is in the Light, we have fellow…
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What a blessedness! What a peace is mine, leaning on the Everlasting Arms! I have the peace that passes understanding down in my heart. Joy unspeakable and full of glory, His not mine. The worth of a soul that comes to Jesus is without measure. You could take everything we call precious and …
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Proverbs 29: 18, “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.”
Colossians 3:17, “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
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Dr. Luke is the only one who shares a part of the early years of our precious Lord. Of course, it was and is verbally inspired. Through the help of God’s Holy Spirit, he felt qualified to record this for us.
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The only gospel account that shares this incident is Luke. This one is full of advice for us as Christians. It starts out with Jesus not being in their mind set (v 43). They knew it not! Alas, how many times do we as a church meet and if it were not for His promise that where two or three ar…
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month. This is a month set aside to honor and show appreciation to those who serve as pastors and ministers in the local church. As a child, I fervently remember the adults in our local congregation making sure they honored the pastor daily and not only one mon…
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