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....
Snowbirds

Snowbirds

By Greg Markley In summer 1970, Canadian singer Anne Murray had a popular song called “Snowbird.” The first stanza focuses on the dark-eyed Junco,...

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A Time for Everything

A Time for Everything

By Bradley Robertson I once had a very vivid dream of myself, as a young adult, hanging out with my grandmother. We were sitting together at a...

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On a hill far away

On a hill far away

By Bruce Green There are passages of Scripture that are profoundly rich, deep and endlessly expansive. They seem to tower over other texts and have...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers We have a great race for the U.S. Senate shaping up for March 31. When the votes from the first primary were counted, Jeff Sessions...

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On a hill far away

I Wonder How That Happened?

By Bruce Green Submission is a prominent theme in 1 Peter. He speaks of the younger being submissive to the older (5:5), wives to their husbands...

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