Column Articles

Sean of the South | May 9, 2024

A mother's love OPINION — “I am a little old woman who lives in an assisted living facility…” her email began.Her following message was about the length of “War and Peace.” She is a woman who is as sweet as Karo syrup. But—and I mean this respectfully—brevity is not...

Inside the State House | May 9, 2024

Senator/Coach Tuberville is quietly effective OPINION — As the end of 2023 was approaching, the U.S. Senate had ignored the custom to adjourn around Thanksgiving for a month-long Christmas break. Instead, they were working right up to Christmas. Alabama’s senior...

Alter Call | May 9, 2024

The sound of those crutches OPINION — Now that walking is impossible for me without the use of a walker, it helps to remember friends who endured far worse physical pain without complaining. Their example inspires me to cease whining about a minor inconvenience on my...

Studying His Word | May 9, 2024

Friends, followers and community OPINION — Do you recognize where these slogans come from?“Caring is part of our package.”“Find your family at …"Did you guess Jack’s? If so, you only get partial credit because the business’s name is actually Jack’s Family Restaurants....
Andy

Andy

By SEAN DIETRICH Early evening. My mother-in-law (Mother Mary) and I are watching the Andy Griffith Show. We are whistling along with the opening...

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Fix You

Fix You

By WENDY HODGE My son hugged me yesterday. There aren’t words to tell you how monumental that was. There has been a distance between us that I was...

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Yoga: Moving from Fast to Still

Yoga: Moving from Fast to Still

By BRADLEY ROBERTSON I am by nature a fast-paced woman. I think fast, I write fast, I walk fast and if I’m not in motion, I’m either completely out...

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Andy

YOU

By SEAN DIETRICH Out of the seven  billion people in this world, I saw you. It was yesterday. You let a lady cut in line at the supermarket. An...

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Worthy of the Lord

Worthy of the Lord

By Bruce Green Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Part of Paul’s prayer for the disciples at Thessalonica is that “our God...

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Turn Around, Look at Me!

Turn Around, Look at Me!

By Beth Pinyerd “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. As we come to the end of the...

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