Creative Cranking in the Winter
by Mike Gerry
Winter and cold water is an ideal time to become creative with crank bait. Using your imagination and being willing to try something different can be the key to catching deep fish in the winter!
When you’re running crank baits 20 ft. down, you can make magic happen you just have to be creative. Creative crank baiting is just easy to do; you just have to imagine what that bait is doing and make it do different things, present different looks and be a little different.
Abusive Dating Relationships
by Teresia Smith
Dating violence is more common than you may think, especially among teens and young adults. Loveisrespect.org reports 1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with before becoming adults. February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM). This is an issue that impacts everyone – not just teens – but their parents, teachers, friends and communities as well.
A Pulpit in Need of Repair, Part 3
by Joey Carroll Corinth Missionary Baptist Church
Over the last two weeks, we have considered how the Apostle Paul sought to repair a wayward pulpit at Corinth. The content of preaching should always be centered around Jesus Christ and Him crucified. The method of preaching should be defined by one word – proclamation. A simple and clear method that does not seek to entertain, but rather instruct and exhort. This week, let’s consider how Paul instructs the heart of the preacher.
Patricia “Patti” Wilborn, age 80 of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
Rev. Dr. Howard W. (Doc) Whitaker, age 71, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025.