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Kids Talk About God | Why didn’t the disciples understand that Jesus must rise from the dead?

OPINION — “If I saw an empty tomb, I’d check for zombies,” says Logan, 9. “I wouldn’t think, ‘Oh, Jesus rose from the dead!’ because that would sound like a fairy tale.”That may be exactly what the disciples thought at first. On that first Easter morning, Mary...

On the Mark | OHS baseball on a winning streak

BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — The Opelika High School baseball team appears to be peaking at exactly the right time.The Bulldogs rolled through last week with four consecutive victories, improving their overall record to 17-10 and building momentum as postseason play...

Making the Grade | On the road to Tiger VR Cafe

BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — Do you remember the cartoon The Jetsons? According to Google AI, The Jetsons was “a classic Hanna-Barbera animated sitcom that originally aired from 1962-63, imagining a space-age nuclear family in the year 2062.”To my surprise, “only 24...

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 section.People greeted me with the words, “He’s risen.”And because I was not raised under a rock, I answered with: “He’s risen...
Altar Call | Why people follow Jesus

Altar Call – Two wings

OPINION —  O ver the years I have often found solace in the words of Thomas A'kempis. With the exception of the Bible, “The Imitation of...

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