COMMENTARY: CIPD’s lack of transparency unacceptable

COMMENTARY: CIPD’s lack of transparency unacceptable

By JESSICA WEBB Smoky Mountain Times Editor   It’s been a frustrating week here at Smoky Mountain Times because despite our efforts, we have come up short on getting more information as to what happened at El Camino Motel this past Thursday. We know from trusted...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Rich or poor, eternity is forever

By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read Luke 16:19-31; 1 Corinthians 3:11-16 Pastor Melton’s Prayer: “Father, I pray You’d give me the Unction of the Holy Ghost. Father, pour Your Word inside of me that I...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Church, Be the salt of the Earth

By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Read 2 Kings 2:19-22 “Father, we thank You today for the Word.  I thank You Lord for Your Ability to heal the waters, the Ability to fix a barren land. ...
COMMENTARY: Second-class citizens?

COMMENTARY: Second-class citizens?

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   When the Tribe decided to enter the world of adult gaming, the tribal leadership made a prevision in the law that basically said that every tribal member would receive a portion of the per capita distribution. The government...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Praise can move away every enemy

By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Read Ephesians 6:10-18; 2 Kings 7:1-7 “Praise.  The Lord has been working in my heart this week.  Praise is more than the sounds one makes that gets the...