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 his letter (6:7 – “with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left”) and gives his fullest exposition of...

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 identifying what his infirmity was! Whatever Paul’s “messenger of Satan” (v. 7) was is unimportant. What matters was God’s...

By Quint Studer Special to the Opelika Observer Nov. 30 is “Small Business Saturday.” Starting in 2010, American Express designated this day - the Saturday after Thanksgiving each year - to encourage people to "Shop Small." The financial services company reports that...

By Greg Markley Several years ago, an emeritus university professor read a Waffle House window sign that the diner no longer allowed smoking. The retiree went elsewhere. A while back, two doctors took a smoke break just outside their hospital. Playing by the rules,...