May 9, 2025
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The Silent Crisis: Addressing Fatherlessness in America

Editor’s Note: This year, while serving in the 114th Tennessee General Assembly, my colleagues and I took a meaningful step toward acknowledging this crisis. We passed House Joint Resolution (HJR) […]

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The Angel That Stopped 8 Bullets: Marcus Stanley’s Extraordinary Journey of Survival

Marcus Stanley: Surviving 8 Bullets and the Angel That Changed Everything In the darkest moment of his life, Marcus Stanley faced death head-on. Eight bullets tore through his body in […]

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When God Came Knocking: The Astonishing Story of Troy Ross

Old Barns and New Life Editor’s Note: Last Sunday I received a message from Mr. Jim Ross. Jim had read the story of my friend Floyd Barrett. “Mike, I read […]

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Ancient Scripture Unveiled: Smyrna’s Parkway Baptist Hosts Elite Manuscript Scholars from CSNTM

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WGNS) – Parkway Baptist Church is excited to announce an upcoming two-day conference featuring Research Leaders from The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM). The event […]

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Remembering George Smith, a ‘Rockstar’ who led by example

By Mike Sparks *Previously published in The Daily News Journal, March 28, 2018 It’s been said that “those that do not know their history are doomed to repeat it.” Dr. […]

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Tennessee Board Recommends that Governor Bill Lee Pardon Country Star Jelly Roll

Country Star Jelly Roll One Step Closer to Pardon By Tennessee Ledger Staff NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music sensation Jelly Roll is one step closer to receiving a pardon for […]

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When Critics Roar, Builders Rise: What Nehemiah, Goethals, and Lincoln Teach Us About Endurance

My son was a construction engineer whose first job was rebuilding the Goethals Bridge, a reconstruction project over the waterway between New Jersey and Staten Island. It had originally been […]

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7 Reasons Why the Gospel of John is So Special

By Michael J. Kruger August 15, 2022 “One of these things is not like the others.”  That was a classic segment on Sesame Street, as well as the title of […]

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History behind the Hymn “It is well with my soul”

THE STORY OF THE “IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL” Horatio Gates Spafford was born in New York, on 20th October 1828, but it was in Chicago that he became […]

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Rep. Mike Sparks Champions Student Mentorship and Mental Health with New Resolutions

Rep. Mike Sparks Champions Student Mentorship and Mental Health with New Resolutions Promoting Mentorship and addressing the Rising Fatherless Rate “Declining mental health and broken families pose a serious threat […]

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