Column Articles

Making the Grade: On the Road to Montgomery

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE In last week’s column, I mentioned that my husband Mike and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary on Nov. 5. Well, we decided to extend our celebration by visiting our great state’s capital city on Nov. 6. At 4:30 p.m., we took a two-hour...

Anxiety and Faith: Part Three

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — (Anxiety is a serious issue in our world today. In this five-part series we’re exploring this problem, as well as the difference faith in God can make.) In the previous two articles, we looked at the increase in anxiety in our culture. Now...

Stop Talking About Feeling Lonely

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — It was more than an “Aha” moment. More like a gripping moment of conviction. I was reading these words in the 16th chapter of John’s Gospel: “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You...

Why God Should Be Praised

RELIGION — Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. – Psalm 146:1-2 Tremble when you turn in your Bible to Jeremiah. The weeping prophet lived 600 years before Christ, but he wrote about what God...
When will life go  back to normal?

When will life go back to normal?

By D. Mark Mitchell If you’re like me, you cringe, shake your head or get frustrated when you hear “COVID-19.” This infectious disease has effected...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Allow me to share some more observations from the year. One of my favorite people in the world and one of the finest gentlemen I...

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Contact

Contact

By Sean Dietrich I am walking my dogs. They are dragging me along the road. My shoes make skid marks on the pavement. Walking my dogs is like trying...

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Wild lilies

Wild lilies

By Bradley Robertson About two weeks ago, my husband and I woke up at 5 a.m. together for a date. A turkey hunt date. Isaac laid out camo for the...

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Six Feet

Six Feet

By Wendy Hodge It’s a Monday morning, and the roads are dark and empty. Not a car in sight. The world is a different place these days. I am on my...

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