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Making the grade: On the road to Valley, Alabama

OPINION — When this column is published on May 14, many people will be getting ready for high school graduations. Unbelievably, Patton, Mike’s and my great-nephew, will soon graduate from Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham. How is this possible? Just the other...

Anchored in Truth | After the failure

BY ROBERT MILLER OPINION — There are moments in life we wish we could take back. A conversation that went too far, a decision we knew better than to make, a moment when we didn’t stand when we should have or spoke when we shouldn’t have.And sometimes, it’s not just...

Kids talk about God | How does your mom show love like God does?

OPINION — “If my mom loves like God, that means she probably needs a nap sometimes too,” said Olivia, 6. “Because loving people all day is hard work.”Moms are some of the hardest-working people on Earth. They love, serve and care for their families in a way that often...

Altar Call | Don’t spit against the wind

OPINION — Resentment is a poison that can slowly ruin your life. To harbor bitter feelings toward someone is like taking a poison and expecting the person you despise to die.That is one of the great lessons I learned from sitting at the feet of E. Stanley Jones. When...