Lord willing, we will return to the study in Acts next week, but this week I want to look at the story of the resurrected Jesus appearing to two of his followers (Luke 24).

“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.”

On Ukraine, the neo-isolationists of the right are fighting the last war.

In these verses our Lord Jesus is on the cross. He has been tried by men in various courts: the chief priests of the Jews, King Herod, and the Roman governor of the province, Pilate.

Madison Central High School is the best public high school in the state of Mississippi. Need proof? Here of some of our recent accomplishments: in the 2021 calendar year, we had two All-Americans, two Academic All-Americans,

Speaking of the seven-week war in Ukraine ignited by Vladimir Putin, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is warning us to expect a war that lasts for years.

Please turn in your Bibles to Matthew 10:5-15.  In this text, Christ gives explicit instructions to His disciples about this specific mission on which He is about to send them. 

In Romans 14:9 Paul says, “For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the living and the dead.”

“In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security,” said President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address.

Clarence Thomas is, by far, our most abused Supreme Court justice.

Please turn in your Bibles to Matthew 10:1-4.  Here we will see Jesus commission His disciples to go out into the villages and towns of the surrounding region and preach the message of the kingdom.

In this passage (Acts 19:8-20), Paul is on his third missionary journey and has made his way to Ephesus. Ephesus was a large port city in southwest modern-day Turkey.

Buried deep in Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Act, if a city or county does not opt out within the first 90 days, — that would be May 3 — there will never be another opportunity to do so, so Madison County should opt out as well as Canton and evaluate options thoroughly.

During the 70 years that the Soviet Union existed, Ukraine was an integral part of the nation.

Please turn in your Bibles to Matthew 9:18-38.  This passage tells us much about the claims of Christ.  The Lord Jesus is sovereign, and He displays that sovereign power even over death in this passage.  But this passage also tells us much about faith. 

This is a lengthy, seemingly diverse passage, but the unifying theme is Christ growing and providing for his church as he promised. In this passage (Acts 18: 12-28) we see the conclusion of Paul’s second missionary trip, the beginning of his third, and the appearance of a great gift to the church--a man named Apollos.

Marty Stuart is spreading the word about his Congress of Country Music. A big fundraising gala in downtown Jackson Monday night will help make his dream become a reality, benefit our state and preserve country music history.

“It’s time to meet, time to talk ... time to restore territorial integrity ... for Ukraine,” said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had another moment that lit up the right, this time pushing back against Disney’s critique of the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

 Please turn in your Bibles to Matthew 9:9-17. Here we see Jesus call Matthew into discipleship, we see Him rebuke the Pharisees, we see Him answer Jo