by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Bruce Green, Column
By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika By providing financial assistance to widows who were in need, the church at Ephesus was fulfilling a vital part of its mission (1 Timothy 5:3-16). The church as the body of Christ is to...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Column, Walt Albritton
By WALT ALBRITTON Several people colored the way I look at life. Some touched me with lovely pastel colors, calling forth in me a gentleness long ignored and slow to develop. Others stroked me with vivid colors that created an intense enthusiasm for life. Still...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Contributed by Dana Thomas“Powerful by Faith!” is the theme of the 2021 global event, which will be delivered in more than 500 languages to households throughout the world over six weekends during July and August 2021, uniting 15 to 20 million people in 240 countries....
by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Community, Events
By Michelle KeyPublisher The Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch announced a public memorial service has been planned to honor the lives of the eight children that were killed in a traffic accident on June 19 on I-65 in Butler County while returning from their annual summer...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Herman Stillwell of Opelika was born to the late Monroe Benjamin and Opal Baker Stillwell on March 11, 1940, and passed away at Bethany House on June 22, 2021. He was 81 years old. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Donal and Jackie Stillwell. Herman was a...