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Sean of the South | Fourth of July

OPINION —On my kitchen counter is a pound cake, sitting on a pedestal, beneath a glass dome.Pound cake is the food of summer. It can make or break the entire season. A summer without pound cake is like church without singing. Or Monet without color. Or Andy without...

Anchored in Truth | The door Peter never expected to walk through

BY ROBERT MILLER OPINION — There are certain moments in life when we find ourselves in places we never expected to be. Sometimes those moments are exciting. Other times they challenge everything we thought we knew. I remember arriving in Afghanistan for my first...

Altar Call | Rise and Sing

OPINION —“Rise and Shine.” That was my dad’s wake-up call when I was a young boy.It was five o’clock in the morning. Since Dad got up every morning at 4:30, he had already showered and dressed. I had two cows to milk before getting ready for school.What is the origin...

Kids talk about God | How can we do the right thing when we are afraid?

OPINION —“If I saw soldiers hurting Jesus, I’d want to help, but I might be too scared,” said Lucas, 9. “I’d probably hide behind a camel.”Fear can stop us from doing the right thing. In John 19:38-42, we meet two men who were afraid, but they still found the courage...
Sean of the South | Easter

Sean of the South | Easter

OPINION — A few years ago I attended my first Catholic mass in a busy church outside Birmingham. It was Easter Sunday. I sat in the nosebleed...

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