By Greg Markley For the Opelika Observer In Claiborne Pell’s first campaign for the U.S. Senate, his advisors worried that this super-wealthy man with many idiosyncrasies may not win because he lacked the ‘common touch’ Rhode Islanders like. Boy, were they mistaken!...

By Bradley Robertson What is so special about a good book? I did not grow up a reader. My father was an avid reader and read to me often,  but I simply didn’t have the discipline. I couldn’t make myself follow through with actually finishing a book. Fast forward 20...

By Bruce Green In 2 Corinthians 1:8-11, Paul speaks to the Corinthians about an extreme crisis he and his companions faced while in the province of Asia. While we might be tempted to think of the riot in Ephesus (Acts 19), Murray Harris reminds us that Paul was in the...

Why do so many Americans NOT fly the flag? By Greg Markley Today, students from grammar school to university are learning about Sept. 11, 2001. Adults are sharing memories: “Where were you when you first heard the news?” September 11 is a Patriot Day as it means lives...