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WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) — A gunman who killed two people during a Texas church service was fatally shot within seconds by armed congregants, said Texas officials, who hailed the state’s gun laws that allow…

Howard Reiter gave the Communion Meditation at Sunday’s Colony Christian Church service. Many times we are ungrateful for what God has given us and want more, he noted. We feel that God owes us. He…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church “Details of the Seven Bowls” was the title of Pastor Steve Traw’s message taken from Revelation Chapter 16, at Sunday services Dec. 15. Traw said this chapter describes the events leading up to…

COLONY — Darren McGhee gave the Communion Meditation over giving during Sunday’s Colony Christian Church service. Deuteronomy 6:4-12 tells us to love the Lord with all our heart, soul and strength, McGhee said, to repeat…

Larry Wittmer gave the Communion Meditation, “Traveling with Gratitude.” When we travel, many children and even adults start bickering, get crabby and are impatient. An attitude of gratitude doesn’t come easy. The Israelites grumbled all…

“Bad Guys of the Last Days” was the title of Pastor Steve Traw’s Sunday message, taken from Revelation Chapter 13. This chapter introduces the Antichrist symbolized by a wild beast, rising out of the sea.…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday, “Heaven and Earth at War,” was taken from Revelation Chapter 12.    The woman in Revelation 12:1 is an apocalyptic symbol which symbolizes Israel, the nation that…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church The Rev. Tom Bevard, founder and director of Iola-based Freedom Ministries, was guest speaker Sunday. He used Luke 5:1-11 Sunday as Scripture reference for his message, “The Greatest is Love.” In our…

COLONY — Darren McGhee gave the Communion meditation Sunday at Colony Christian Church. He compared Jesus’s life and death to that of farming. Jesus knew the scriptures (preparing the soil); He prepared His disciples (planting…

Sometimes, it’s OK to not be OK, Matt Stuckey said. Stuckey, who along with Lori Cooper is in charge of youth ministry services at Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church, is eager to tackle the stigma related…