By WALTER ALBRITTON The popular Baptist preacher Peter Lord got an “Amen” from me when I heard him insist that churches need to “make the main thing...
The Main Thing
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This is Liberation!
By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Lightning is an example of electricity in a raw, uncontrolled form. We...
Tough
SEAN DIETRICH Three of us sat beside Mama’s above-ground pool, out in the wilds of Black Creek. We were beneath a dollar-store umbrella, and a...
What A Prince Looks Like
By WENDY HODGE dreamed the other night that my daughter was a little girl again. In my dream, she sat in front of the TV in the house she grew...
Cool Off With Refreshing Ice Cream Desserts
By Ann Cipperly On sultry Sunday afternoons, ice cream suppers were once a favorite southern pastime. Family members would gather under a shade tree...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Hamilton, Georgia
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE A few weeks ago, our good friend William brought a new member into his family: a black and white bundle of energy he named...
God Expects Believers to Live Holy Lives
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION ― Some Christians are content to think of themselves as poor sinners, saved by grace. They reason that since no one can...
Faith and Your Rearview Mirror
By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika OPELIKA — This is one of those texts that is both comforting and if we’ll...
Excitement Builds for Football Season
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL OPELIKA — Summer is a tough time for high school sports, other than camps, 7-on-7 tournaments and workouts. As we get...