Popular Spotlight RUFFIN ON RELIGION Mike Ruffin: I promise to pay you back Rev. Mike Ruffin Jan 4, 2026 Jan 4, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.” (Ecclesiastes 5:3)kAmy2?F2CJ :D ?@E 2 8C62E >@?E9 7@C 2 =@E @7 p>6C:42?D] &=E:>2E6=J[ E96 6I46DD6D @7 r9C:DE>2D 42E49 FA H:E9 2== @7 FD[ 6DA64:2==J E9@D6 @7 FD H9@ “492C865” @FC H2J :?E@ E96 962CED @7 @E96CD 3J FD:?8 4C65:E 42C5D :?DE625 @7 A2J:?8 42D9 7@C E9@D6 8:7ED] xE’D A2J324< E:>6Pk^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ &$p u24ED[ E96 2G6C286 p>6C:42? DA6?E S`[fee @? r9C:DE>2D :? a_ac] %92E 255D FA E@ kDEC@?8mSe__ qx{{x~} s~{{p#$k^DEC@?8mP x 5@?’E <?@H 23@FE J@F[ 3FE x 7:?2==J 7:?:D965 23@G6 2G6C286 :? 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