• Weekly Word Devotion

    Stephen A. Brown, Marketplace Ministries, inc. Numbers 22:28, Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me three times?”  When America’s Beloved Gospel Singer, George Beveraly Shea, was invited to speak at an event, he asked his dad for […]

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  • Survey Weeds Now

      By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent Late summer/early fall is an excellent time for you to survey or map the weeds in your pastures, hay fields, orchards, and lawns, but it’s not the best time to spray. The majority of weeds growing in early fall are usually summer annuals and summer perennials. Many people […]

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  • Political Language at War

    The great political philosopher George Orwell once opined: ”Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” Once, well crafted political speech, like that Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan produced, were magical in their rhetorical realism and their prophetic truths. Political speech […]

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  • The Weekly Word Devotional

    By: Stephen A. Brown, Marketplace Ministries, inc. The Weekly Word is now 5-Years Old. To God be the Glory!  Exodus 20:3, “You shall have no other gods before Me.”  In Timothy Keller’s book, COUNTERFEIT GODS, he warns of the emptiness of money and power. Keller explains how these can become false gods, plunging people into […]

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  • Giving Day for Apes was a Success!

    This was the second time we participated in the global Giving Day for Apes fundraising event. Last year, we raised just over $36,000 for the care of former research chimpanzees. This year, we were hopeful that with new friends and long-time supporters at our side, including you, we could raise $40,000 for GDA 2018. Amazingly, […]

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  • Collapse or Political Theatrics?

    The skinny figure of Obama racing onto the American political stage in a fruitless attempt to claim credit for Trump’s economic success is one visible symptom of the inevitable collapse of the Democratic party. Or is it? The theatrics of politics is often funny, sometimes hypocritical and ofttimes dangerous, the players not skilled as thespians, […]

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  • Foxtail…Harmful Pasture Weed

    By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent You might be asking yourself “just what is a foxtail?” Foxtail is an invasive weed in pastures and hayfields that produces a seedhead with hurtful sharp awns. The weed gets its name because the seed head looks like a fox’s tail. Livestock likes to feed on the plant when […]

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  • Visiting Angel

    I had a family room downstairs in my house, and I had established it as my prayer closet. My favorite way to pray was on my knees with my elbows on a round footstool. One night I had just finished praying, and I went upstairs to bed. It seemed as soon as I lay down, […]

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