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 part of the American dream. Most of us will spend many years and decades building wealth, with the hope of having...

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 lives were at stake, but things were definitely more difficult because of their allegiance to Christ. Rejection from...

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 to us today as Turkey. They were Jewish communities that had been displaced from their homeland of Israel and were...

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 follow the Auburn University academic calendar as closely as possible. Our communities are intertwined in numerous ways as...