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Sean of the South | What is God?

OPINION — What is God? This single question underpins all things on the Camino de Santiago, a trail inhabited by us full-time pilgrims whose lives are contained in backpacks.We pilgrims think about this question as we walk. We ponder this question even as we are...

Altar Call | He drank it all

OPINION —  I love the story of a father who became thirsty while mowing his lawn on a hot summer day. His little boy was playing nearby so he asked the boy to bring him a glass of cold water. Though his son was busy making mud pies in the yard, he eagerly obeyed...

Making the grade: On the road to Valley, Alabama

OPINION — When this column is published on May 14, many people will be getting ready for high school graduations. Unbelievably, Patton, Mike’s and my great-nephew, will soon graduate from Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham. How is this possible? Just the other...

Anchored in Truth | After the failure

BY ROBERT MILLER OPINION — There are moments in life we wish we could take back. A conversation that went too far, a decision we knew better than to make, a moment when we didn’t stand when we should have or spoke when we shouldn’t have.And sometimes, it’s not just...
Altar Call | Doorway to strength

Altar Call | Doorway to strength

OPINION — “There is a certain way,” Milton says, “through weakness to the highest strength.” For four years I have struggled with my weakness,...

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