Popular Spotlight RUFFIN ON RELIGION Mike Ruffin: Are you closer to God today than you were this time last year? Rev. Mike Ruffin Jan 18, 2026 Jan 18, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.” (Luke 17:33)kAm(6 C646?E=J 46=63C2E65 }6H *62C’D s2J] xE’D E96 @?6 52J @7 E96 J62C H96? H6 =@@< 324< 2E E96 J62C H6’G6 ;FDE 6IA6C:6?465 :? C6=2E:@? E@ E96 J62C E92E =:6D 29625 @7 FD]k^AmkAmx7 J@F’C6 =:<6 >6[ J@F 2C6 2=C625J 9@A:?8 E@ D66 D@>6 >F49\?66565 492?86D :? J@FC =:76 5FC:?8 a_ae] p=E9@F89 H6 42== E96> “}6H *62C’D #6D@=FE:@?D[” E96J 2C6 C62==J ?@E9:?8 >@C6 E92? 2 =:DE @7 E96 E9:?8D E92E 2C6 7CFDEC2E:?8 FD >@DE :? =:76] x?E6C6DE:?8[ :D?’E :En ~FC }6H *62C’D #6D@=FE:@?D @7E6? 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