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National Day of Prayer ’17

This morning First Baptist Paducah – as part of the National Day of Prayer observance – enjoyed the honor and privilege of hosting the 2017 Mayor/Judge Executive Prayer Breakfast in our Great Room. It was standing room only, and for

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Clear and Present Danger

North Korea may be the most oppressive place on Earth for Christians. It’s a totalitarian communist state, where believers are forced to hide their faith entirely – even at times from their own spouses, parents, and children. Due to tyrannical

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The Ex-Giant Giant

Rashad Jennings was released by the New York Giants on February 13. That makes him an NFL free agent running back. You may have seen him on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. What you might not know is that Jennings

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This Is Us 5

  Hopefully you will allow me just one more blog posting on the subject of This Is Us. Thank you for bearing with me as I’ve attempted to draw some important parallels between the popular television series and typical church

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This Is Us 4

  I’ve been focusing on the This Is Us television series featuring Jack, Rebecca, Kate, Kevin, and Randall – and the drama of their relationships across multiple generations. I have likened the show’s fictional family to “us” as a church

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This Is Us 3

I’ve been focusing on the This Is Us TV series featuring Jack, Rebecca, Kate, Kevin, and Randall – and the drama of their extended family across multiple generations. I have likened the fictional scenario to “us” as a church family:

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This Is Us 2

If you missed my last writing, I centered on the This Is Us national craze: the TV series which follows Jack, Rebecca, Kate, Kevin, and Randall – and the drama of their extended family across multiple generations. I likened it

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This Is Us

I don’t know if you caught the bug of the This Is Us craze at some point during its first season. The television series follows adult siblings Kate, Kevin, and Randall as their lives intertwine. Kate and Kevin were originally

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PROTESTant

Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and protests abounded across the globe. Some were visual statements about basic rights for women, some were expressions of gender solidarity, and some were just downright angry. It’s great to celebrate women. What is not

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Downtown Dreamin’

O.K., I know we’re not a big city. But I’ve been reading about the Little Caesars Arena and “The District Detroit.” It’s a 50-block span of sports, entertainment, dining, business, and public parks. If you’re a hockey fan, you probably

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