by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Events, Featured
BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN— The annual Near His Heart dinner, a special night for parents and caregivers of those with special needs, will be held Friday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m.There is no cost to attend the event, but all attendees need to...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Ann Cipperly, Column
BY ANN CIPPERLY OPINION — While Victoria Benson is a busy mother, she has a love of cooking and prepares all their meals at home. She has become organized at grocery shopping and planning meals by designing themed dinners for some nights. Victoria and her husband,...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Column, Sean Dietrich
BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION —It’s Girl Scout-cookie season again, which traditionally begins right after deer season, and is followed by Lent.This is the time of year when words like “Samoas,” “Shortbread Trefoils,” “Do-si-dos,” and “Tagalongs” become household names. A...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — In his book, “My Utmost for His Highest”, Oswald Chambers declares that the supreme goal of his life was to be absolutely abandoned to Jesus. He writes, “I am determined to be absolutely and entirely for Him and Him alone.” That level of...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Bruce Green, Column
BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Paul’s letters often fall into a basic, two-part division. The first part is theology while the second is about turning theology into biography. Paul follows this pattern in Ephesians with the first three chapters focusing on teaching and the...
