Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 16, 2009, 4:08 pm
Unlike most priests, Bishop Nicholas was wealthy through family inheritance. In his mind, wealth came from God and belonged to God. The very reason for his existence was to serve God. And that is how ...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 16, 2009, 10:26 am

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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 15, 2009, 10:49 pm
War On Christmas from Cliff Pearson on Vimeo. Click on the title if you don't see a video box.
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 15, 2009, 10:20 pm
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 15, 2009, 2:48 pm
While there are many legends of Nicholas, this one is an historically documented account. Approximately 200 years after the birth of Christ, a meeting of the elders of a little monastery church in Myr...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 14, 2009, 3:26 pm
Santa Claus originates from the fourth century Christian bishop St. Nicholas.  St. Nicholas was born at Patara, a city of Lycia in Asia Minor; in his youth he made a pilgrimage to Egypt and Pale...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 13, 2009, 10:00 am
Opening thought:  These days, i...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 13, 2009, 5:36 am
December 13, 1862
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 12, 2009, 9:16 pm

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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 11, 2009, 9:19 pm

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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 10, 2009, 2:45 pm
"Right wing extremist tried to reward good and punish bad while trying to push Christianity into the nation's progressive winter break" Click the title if you cannot see an image.
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Dec 1, 2009, 11:35 am
Between his campaign against President Gerald Ford in 1975-76 and his race against Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan delivered...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 26, 2009, 1:02 am
Choir from our alma mater, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC. (Thanks Rhett).
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 26, 2009, 12:11 am
Thanksgiving is not just an American holiday. It is a Christian holiday. Popular American nostalgia tells us that the first Thanksgiving was held by the Pilgrims  in 1621 after the arrival of th...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 25, 2009, 7:53 am
North African Christian does evangelism on a camel International (MNN) ― Open Doors USA reports that a man in North Africa has a unique way of sharing the Gospel. He credits his camel for the abil...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 25, 2009, 4:16 am
WHEREAS, it hath pleased Almighty God, the Sovereign Disposer of events, to protect and defend us hitherto in our conflicts with our enemies as to be unto them a shield. And whereas, with grateful th...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 24, 2009, 7:14 pm
The Chaplains of Congress were, on the November 7, 1778, ordered to prepare and report a recommendation to the several States to set apart the 30th day of December following as a day of General Thanks...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 23, 2009, 9:01 am
Henry Laurens, President of Continental Congress, 1777 Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God; to acknowledge with gratitude their...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 22, 2009, 9:07 pm
A PROCLAMATION by the President of the United States of America: As no truth is more clearly taught in the Volume of Inspiration, nor any more fully demonstrated by the experience of all ages...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 22, 2009, 5:00 pm
Pray and Read:  Colossians 3:22-4:1 Conte...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 22, 2009, 10:00 am
Opening thought:  Today’s passage is not...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 21, 2009, 8:52 pm
Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas bot...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 15, 2009, 10:00 am
Opening thought:  I was standing in a dust...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 12, 2009, 11:01 am
The 2008 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, 100% of which supports the SBC International Mission Board (IMB), was $9 million less than the 2007 amount. One leader described the consequences: "We've ...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 10, 2009, 11:40 pm
JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk , was in France in the early 60’s when DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO.  DeGaule said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible. Ru...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 9, 2009, 10:02 am
Scripture encourages us to think of church in different ways than are common among us 1-      The church is not a building, but it is the people assembled. The earliest churc...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 7, 2009, 1:08 pm
Worship is what we were saved for (Revelation 1:5-6; Psalm 29:9; 84:4; 1 Peter 2:5). Worship springs from gratitude (Psalm 50:23; Colossians 3:16b; Philippians 4:6). Worship is borne ou...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 6, 2009, 9:01 am
Worship involves self-surrender of all (Exodus 34:14; 1 Chronicles 21:23; Job 1:20).Worship assumes His Lordship in your life (Romans 12:1-2). Worship says not only “He is Lord” but...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 5, 2009, 8:48 pm
Psalm 100 has three words associated with honoring God: praise, thanksgiving, and worship. As we grow in praise and thanksgiving, we are learning to go deeper in the devotion of worship. How do we wor...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 5, 2009, 2:41 pm

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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 5, 2009, 9:24 am
Worship is for God Himself, not the means to get to something else (Exodus 34:14; Psalm 29:2; 86:9; 95:6; 96:9; 99:9; 132:7; Daniel 7:14). True worship finds its culmination in Christ Himself. Singing...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 4, 2009, 8:35 am
Planned Parenthood Leader Resigns After Watching Ultrasound of Abortion Procedure
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 3, 2009, 8:13 pm
We saw this sign tonight at Walmart in Nashville, NC. Click link if you don't see a picture.
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Nov 3, 2009, 7:57 pm

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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 29, 2009, 8:13 pm
H.B. London of Focus on the Family comments on Halloween: "Halloween has become a major unofficial American holiday. Researchers at Hallmark Cards report that 65 percent of us decorate our homes and ...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 28, 2009, 9:55 pm
You cannot redeem a holiday that you celebrate the same way the pagans do. Nothing is being redeemed when you do that. It is being celebrated and joined. There has been no viable Christian meaning at...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 24, 2009, 11:09 pm
In "Samhain and what it is," Pagan writer Theresa Chaze writes about her frustrations with "fundamentalist Christians" who attack her holiday. After describing an encounter with a seven-year old Chris...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 22, 2009, 3:29 am
A mom from Fayetteville, GA, emailed me a few Octobers ago who had been reading my webpage on Halloween. She asked how to explain to their 5-year old why they would not celebrate it. There is a book ...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 19, 2009, 5:26 am
Autumn is our favorite time of year, and October our family's favorite month. The colors, the trips to the mountains, the cool mornings, the first frost, all are great. The only thing about our ...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 11, 2009, 11:00 pm
General Robert E. Lee January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870 Obituary, New York Times 13 October 1870 Intelligence was received last evening of the death at Lexington, Va., Of Gen. ...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 11, 2009, 1:23 pm
Homecoming service Sunday morning October 18 at 11am followed by covered dish dinner. Revival services Sunday night October 18, 6pm, Monday through Wednesday October 19-21, 7pm Please forward to other...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 11, 2009, 10:00 am
Opening Thought: These days, many of us have lost the significance of the Lord’s Supper. Tacked ...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 5, 2009, 4:59 am
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 4, 2009, 4:41 am
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 3, 2009, 4:36 am
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 2, 2009, 3:51 am
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Oct 1, 2009, 10:11 pm
Logos Bible Software is celebrating the launch of their new online Bible by giving away 72 ultra-premium print Bibles at a rate of 12 per month for six months. The Bible giveaway is being held at Bibl...
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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Sep 29, 2009, 11:25 pm

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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Sep 28, 2009, 11:48 pm

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Gene B. posted an article on Sunday in the South - Sep 27, 2009, 11:46 pm

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