A retired seminary professor told of a new professor who confessed that among his reasons for accepting the call to teach was because he reali…
Rev. David Grant is the newly appointed minister at Spring City United Methodist Church. He will lead his first morning worship service on Sun…
Christians most likely know the story of the prophet Jeremiah, a.k.a. “the weeping prophet” who was thus dubbed because he mourned for the unr…
Layne Pennington was recently named pastor of Dayton’s First United Methodist Church.
A historian described the city of Athens in the first century A.D., specifically in the days of St. Paul: “Athens taught the world the concept…
The title of this week’s column is the reply a Christian would give after another Christian says, “The Lord is risen!” on an Easter Sunday or …
With breaks in the rain showers on Saturday, March 14, mentors and Hive Grant participants met in the Rhea County Beekeepers Association’s Clu…
This column is dedicated to R, who loves Psalm 63, memorized it, and even had her kids memorize it.
Barry and I were in his boat off the southwest coast of Florida last week. Channel markers can be confusing to a novice, but they are definite…
1When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2So many gathered around that there was no longer room fo…
As terrible as rejection by someone on earth is, the sense of God’s rejection is worse—far worse. Do you feel that sometimes?
The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. So says Paul in Romans 8:2, but what exactly doe…
In a world and time where there are a ton of spewing words, we need a well-spoken word from God.
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During these “unusual” times of today, it seems that the census has completely been forgotten. However, we must be sure to fill out our census…
Leading the way today is a Blackberry Cobbler recipe, and for good reason. One of my favorite things in the world is blackberry cobbler, and I…
It is hard to believe that late summer is here already! There are a couple of salad recipes in the column today that will help you cool off, a…
In today’s world of technology, most people email or text instead of writing letters in order to communicate. However, during the War Between …
This year the Fourth of July holiday will be celebrated somewhat differently than in the past because of the present situation in our country.…
The 4th of July means many different things to different people—summer vacation, a trip with the family, reunions, baseball games, cookouts, t…
When I’m in the classroom, I talk much more than I lecture. Lecturing isn’t really my style. I enjoy conversing with the students. Occasionall…
