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The ransom for all people

We usually think of a ransom as a payment that is demanded for someone who has been kidnapped to be released. There have been famous kidnappings that have captured the hearts of the world. Often the demanded ransom is beyond the means of the family to pay. What Paul is reminding Timothy in this passage is that all people are in need of a ransom. That implies that all of us have been kidnapped - every person has been taken in by sin and there is a payment due for our sin. Paul says over in Romans that the wages of sin is death - the payment for our sins that is due is our death. All ...

American Legion receives LEDA funds

NEW CUMBERLAND — The American Legion Post 10 building in Weirton will receive upgrades thanks to an allotment of state funds secured by a local state senator. Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, attended Thursday’s meeting of the Hancock County Commission to announce the awarding of nearly $43,000 ...

CDBG funds proposal draws questions from Weirton council members

WEIRTON — A proposal set to be presented to Weirton Council Monday would shift a portion of the city’s allotment of Community Development Block Grant funds to a new project, although some officials feel more discussion is needed. A resolution was presented to the city’s Finance ...

Sermon topics

• Bell Chapel UMC: "What's in a Name? Josiah" • Cadiz Presbyterian Church: "Sowing Seeds" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "Life in the Spirit" • Finley Church: 10:45 a.m. — "Trustworthy Fools for Christ"; 6 p.m. — "A Better Hope" • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): "The Right Soil" • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "Patient Perseverance" • Memorial Baptist Church: "Unanswered Prayers" • St. Paul's Church: "What Do You Hear, What Do You See?" • Starkdale Presbyterian Church: "Men and Women in the Church (Part 2)" • Two Ridges ...