PASTOR’S CORNER, Rex Petty, Faith Tabernacle Church, Liberal

Our town of Liberal received its name from a man named Seymour Rogers who had hand-dug a water well 88 feet deep in 1885.  Instead of charging people money for the water, he would give it away for free and the thirsty people would reply “That’s mighty liberal.”

Unfortunately, the word “liberal” today has become politicized and is used to describe a person’s political views rather than its original meaning.

PASTOR’S CORNER, Rex Petty, Faith Tabernacle Church, Liberal

One day, a little 4-year-old girl began playing like she was in church.  She role-played through the singing, the sermon and then proceeded to act out the Lord’s Supper.

Her mother was just around the corner observing she had done everything nearly perfect, except when she got to the part of the communion cup.  Her mother overheard her say “And Jesus took the cup and gave thanks for it and said “Fill it up with Folgers and wake ‘em up!”

On a sleepy Monday morning – June 19, 1899 – a man named Louis Klopsch had a “Folger’s coffee awakening.”  While writing an article for the Christian Herald magazine, which he owned in Brooklyn, New York, he came upon the words of Jesus in Luke 22:20 – “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood”.

ELLY GRIMM

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Cybersecurity is a hot topic nowadays, especially among Christian families, and soon, Radiant Mobile is set to launch to help with that.

The goal of Radiant Mobile is to be a fusion of faith, technology, and entertainment and create a safer digital environment for families while delivering uplifting content. In partnership with ALLOT, a leading Israeli cybersecurity company, Radiant Mobile’s industry-first network-level protection blocks inappropriate material including pornography, explicit content, gambling, and harmful digital influences directly at the network level. Radiant Mobile will officially launch April 5 (Easter Sunday) with 24 continuous hours of Christ-centered content. 

PASTOR’S CORNER, Tyler Prater, Fellowship Baptist Church, Liberal

Each spring, as Easter approaches, Christians around the world pause to remember an often-overlooked moment in the life of Jesus – Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of what is often called “Holy Week,” the final week leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

It remembers the day Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem, not in power and spectacle as many expected, but in humility – riding on a donkey.

The scene is striking. Crowds gathered along the road, laying down palm branches and cloaks before Him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” In their minds, this was the long-awaited moment. They believed Jesus had come to overthrow Roman oppression and restore political power to Israel. They were ready for a conquering king.