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Hamlin’s Rev. Rene Ervine shatters glass ceiling

By Carol Kelly Dilworth First Corinthians 14:34 tells us “Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.” Paul was well within his rights to make that statement. For during that period, women were, in almost all instances, second class citizens. For…

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God, have mercy on the mouth. Amen.

By Jack Walker Have you ever heard that saying that the tongue is the sharpest weapon? Have you ever spent any time contemplating the proverbial message? The origin of this prolific statement dates back to the ancient scripture. Proverbs 18:21 says: “death and life are in the power of the tongue” and James 3 warns…

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