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Anchored in Truth | Can anything good come from there?

BY ROBERT MILLER John 1:45–46Most of us know what it feels like to be labeled. Sometimes it happens early in life. “He’s not very academic.” “She’s shy.” “That kid will never amount to much.” Other times it comes later — after a mistake, a failure, a season we wish we...

Southern Hospitality | Serve a decadent dessert for Valentine’s Day

BY ANN CIPPERLY On Valentine’s Day this year, treat your family to one of their favorite meals and serve a scrumptious, homemade dessert. Whether it is a special cake, brownies or cheesecake, homemade desserts prepared with loving hands are a sweet token of...

Sean of the South | Valentines Day

OPINION — I’ve seen her climb a mountain. On her birthday. No joke. I was beside her, praying for God to kill me. When we made it back to earth, she was so overcome with emotion all she could say was, “Sumbitch.”To which I agreed, “Sumbitch.”And then we cried.I won’t...

When you can’t walk, be carried

There’s a story in Mark chapter 2 that has always made me smile — and well, challenged me at the same time. Jesus has returned to Capernaum, and word spreads quickly that He is teaching in a house. The crowd is so thick that no one can even get through the door....
An Altar Call | We need each other

Altar Call | SJC

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — When Dean and I were 28, we met an English teacher who was a radiant witness for Jesus. It was love at first sight. Her...

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