Dear Editor, On Friday, December 20, 2019 we were traveling from McDonough, Georgia to Baker, Florida. When we were in Opelika our truck caught fire...
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Your child should invest in a Roth IRA
By Justin Smith For the Opelika Observer Parents desire to leave their children better off than they were themselves. That simple wish has long been...
An identity for all times
By Bruce Green Peter wrote to disciples who were being harassed because they had chosen to follow Jesus (4:16). There’s nothing to suggest their...
Living as exiles
By Bruce Green Peter wrote to “exiles scattered throughout” five Roman provinces. They lived on a land bridge between Europe and Asia that is known...
Area schools should strive to mirror academic calendar of Auburn University’s
Dear Editor: As planning for the 2020-2021 school year begins, I encourage the school districts of Auburn City, Lee County and Opelika City to...
Too Wonderful for Words
By Bruce Green When Peter wrote to the Jewish disciples dispersed in five Roman provinces of Asia Minor (present day Turkey), he told them that even...
From God’s point of view
By Bruce Green Paul speaks about weapons of divine power capable of “demolishing strongholds” in 2 Corinthians 10:3. He alluded to them earlier in...
Life among the thorns
Paul’s thorn in the flesh (2 Corinthians 12) can be the gateway to some important and profound truths—and none of them have anything to do with...
Make ‘Small Business Saturday’ more than a one-time event
By Quint Studer Special to the Opelika Observer Nov. 30 is “Small Business Saturday.” Starting in 2010, American Express designated this day - the...