Rev. Larry Timmerman, a leader in several capacities with the Church of God, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023, following a lengthy illness. He was 83.

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The weekend of April 15-16, 2023 has been designated as the 33rd Annual “Just Pray NO!” to drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting for the addicted and their families.

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Sheepdog Ministries is offering a Church Safety and Security Seminar on “Keeping Your Congregation Safe in an Unsafe World.” The seminar is being held on Saturday April 29, 2023, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, at the Servants Church Calvary Fallbrook, 1109 East Fallbrook St. Fallbrook, California.

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Rev. Mark Stephen Abbott, former International Director of Youth and Christian Education (now Youth and Discipleship), passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 following a brief illness. He was 61.

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Cleveland, TN: As a part of the recent stimulus legislation passed by Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is making available emergency funeral assistance for
those who died from COVID-19. Up to $9,000 per death may be provided if the applicant meets
the eligibility rules.

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The Arkansas General Assembly passed House Concurrent Resolution 1007 recognizing January 22 as the Day of Tears. This resolution calls for private citizens in Arkansas to lower their flags on January 22, in honor and remembrance of the over 61 million innocents who have lost their lives to abortion. Arkansas joins Alabama as the second state this year to pass a Day of Tears resolution.

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Dr. Jacob Nahuway, former General Overseer of Gereja Bethel Church in Indonesia, passed away on February 2, 2021.

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ACSI and Axis have partnered to provide relevant tools to educators and parents designed to help them stay current with rapidly changing cultural trends impacting youth.

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A remarkable circa 1990 recording of Martin Luther King’s favorite gospel hymn, “Precious Lord,” has been posted on YouTube, accompanied with visuals and quotations from the Civil Rights Era (https://youtu.be/p8AZVFAwgrc). It has been added to a YouTube playlist of jazzy interpretations of African-American spirituals and gospel hymns featuring the “Night Job Trio,” multiple percussionists and Oakland’s Bethlehem Lutheran Choir.

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Dr. Paul L. Walker, one of the Church of God’s most influential leaders, passed away on February 23, 2021 at the age of 89.

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The following article appeared in the Maryville (Tennessee) Daily Times and profiles Jo Ann sweet who passed away last week. No edits were made to the article.

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Bible scholars N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird say the New Testament is filled with startling and unforeseen twists. According to Wright, “When we see Jesus announcing the kingdom of God saying the time is fulfilled, this is the time for God to become King, we also see Jesus doing all kinds of things like healing people and celebrating with all the ‘wrong’ kinds of folk, and then explaining that this is what it looks like when God becomes King. It is not what people expected.”

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Dr. David Blair, International Director of Youth and Discipleship for the Church of God, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021 in a Chattanooga, Tenn. hospital. He was 56.

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When I was in my 20s, I was praying about whether I should enroll in graduate school. Then one morning in my devotional time I came to Psalm 32:8a, and it seemed to be flashing like a neon sign. It said, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go.”

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Continuing with a recent theme I’ve been sharing on, concerning visions and warnings of the times we are living in now. Men of old saw these days and were moved on by the Spirit of God to speak and share these things with us.

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