Category Archives: Opinions
What is the abundant life Jesus offers?
It’s common in this modern age for religious seekers to comb the Bible for passages that promise endless blessings. People love to hear messages about God protecting His children from danger and suffering, and how He wants to give us everything we dream about.
The problem is this is not exactly why the Christian life was established. Christians should read and study the Bible daily, while keeping everything in context is critical to understanding more clearly to what God is
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The misery of madness
The condition known simply as “madness” has plagued people for centuries.
Prehistoric cultures thought madness was the work of evil spirits or demons who took control of the body. Early Greek and Chinese cultures believed the evil spirits could be conquered through prayer, flogging, starvation or purging. Purging involved
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Fighting back vs. drug companies
You have to love it when a drug company gets nailed for their role in the opioid drug crisis.
In this case, our favorite government department, Office of Inspector General for the VA, was 
involved in bringing down a huge drug manufacturer for distributing a misbranded opioid. The result: The drug company was hit with the
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Musings on the merry month of May
There is an old expression that dates to the 1600s — “April showers bring May flowers.” The sun is shining, the azaleas are blooming, birds are chirping, and gardeners are humming — therefore, it must be May.
Another old expression is “Marry in May and you’ll rue the day.” Ancient Romans believed it was unlucky to get married during animal mating season
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Righting the Liberty ship?
Dear Editor,
You may have heard about the proposal by Liberty County Councilman Roy Costner to swap a county-owned building in the city of Liberty for a city-owned building in the city, so the city of Liberty doesn’t have to raise city property taxes again. Other costs will be involved, yet to be determined.
Please, not another county bailout for the city of Liberty. You may remember the last city of
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Going from ‘me’ to ‘we’
“For to love God is to keep His commands…” 1 John 5:3
As humanity turns from God, hearts become hardened and indifferent to His Spirit. The siren call 
of the world, its vanities and distractions pulls humanity further into darkness and destruction. A clear sign of this darkness is unconstrained
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Losing friends
I’d heard that once we seniors reach a certain age, we start losing people — friends, acquaintances, 
other senior relatives — they start dying one by one. I’d reached my age unscathed by much of that loss, and was happy to consider that it might
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Mother’s Day without mama
Most people have already lost their mother by the time they’re my age, I suppose.
So I’m thankful that I had 70 years with mine.
I don’t know if having had her gentle and loving presence in my life for so long makes it easier or harder to face Mother’s Day without her for the first time.
Mama left us on April 8, the day the sun hid its face
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Christ is interceding on your behalf today
Some individuals are healthier than others, but the uncomfortable facts reveal the human body is generally frail and vulnerable. I occasionally joke around with my Son-in-law about him being from another planet because he claims he’s never been sick, however, like the rest of us, there will come a day when something will go wrong. As a minister, I’ve seen my share of sickness and pain and
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Letters to the Editor 5-8-24
Primary voting notes
Dear Editor,
I read the official “Notice of Elections” from the Registration and Election department in the Pickens Courier a couple of weeks ago. A lot of fine print there.
A few points to keep in mind. June 11 is a primary election. There is a Democrat ballot and a Republican ballot. When you go to vote the poll managers will ask, which primary do you want to
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