• THE DECLINE OF CHRISTMAS

    Has anyone ever thought of the fact that most of our Christmas songs and traditions are only about 75 or so years old? Doesn’t it seem like this array has just always been there, always been that way? Well, it hasn’t always been so joyous and celebrated as it came to be after World War […]

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  • Weekly Word

    By: Stephen A. Brown, Marketplace Ministries, inc. A recent poll showed that worry is the number one negative emotion facing Americans. Second place is fear. I believe the two are connected. Western bandit Black Bart robbed Wells Fargo stagecoaches. From 1875-83, he committed 29 robberies, never once firing his gun. Bart used fear to keep […]

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  • NORTHERN SNAKEHEAD CONFIRMED IN GWINNETT COUNTY

    SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (October 8, 2019) – In early October, an angler reported catching a northern snakehead, an aquatic invasive species, in a pond located on private property in Gwinnett County, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). This is the first time this fish species has been confirmed in Georgia waters. […]

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  • Humane Society Mountain Shelter’s Pets of the Week

    Pride:  Ruff Ruff!  It’s me Pride:  A 4 year old spayed female black and tan feist.  I love all my humans so much that I will be happy to be your lap dog, I just love it!  If you have other doggies in your home, I probably am not a good fit for you or them, […]

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  • Weekly Word – Psalm 119:130

    By: Stephen A. Brown, Marketplace Ministries, inc. Psalm 119:130, “The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand.” (NLT)  Mark Twain wrote, “It’s not the things in the Bible I don’t understand that bother me, it’s the things I do.”  The Word will often convict the reader by identifying sin. Anyone […]

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