Category Archives: Opinions
Only two options — the broad or the narrow way
Those who identify with following Jesus are usually satisfied with being comfortable and cozy in their religious styles. Let’s just say that suffering for God is not on their bucket list.
When we take a peek at the last 6,000 years, we learn that countless numbers of people who loved the Lord literally gave their lives for Him. It’s only within our modern secluded religious environment that we assume persecutions and deaths no longer happen. By no means of the imagination is this true.
According to Open Doors World Watch List, in 2022 many Christians were imprisoned and killed for their faith, and
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Religion has a common foundation
The divine Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha’i faith consist of two types of ordinances: first, those that constitute the essential and spiritual teachings of the Word of God, and second, the laws and ordinances that are temporary (such as dietary laws), which vary, from age to age, according to the 
needs of humanity.
Of the first type, these are faith in God, the acquisition of moral virtues and the expression of God’s bounty and holy spirit. This is the sacred core and most important, essential aspect of religion. This knowledge of God is the fundamental need of humanity. Our salvation and moral development is dependent on this knowledge, for without it, we are
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His invitation to the world
Kentucky is having amazingly warm weather for February and actually broke records the other day. My grass is turning green, and soon everything will be budding and we will be out mowing.
Kentucky has also been in the news about having a spiritual revival at the Asbury College campus for the last several weeks. We are encouraged to see that many revivals are now happening around the nation.
I’ve written a couple of columns recently about spiritual awakenings, reminding us that we do not need to wait for
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Paying tribute to a friend for life
Most people have numerous friends over the course of their their lifetimes, and I’ve had quite a few.
They were co-workers, people I went to church with or played music with, mostly.
But you can have only one best friend. He’s the one who’s always been there for you, for no reason other than because you like each other.
I’ve just lost mine.
If you’re a regular reader of this column, you’ve heard about him.
His name — and it’s very hard to use the past tense — was Allen Senn.
You knew him as co-founder and Senior Fellow, along with me, of the semi-fictitious two-man think tank, the Pickens County Institute for Advanced Theoretical Engineering, Economics and Barbecue Arts & Sciences.
I knew him as the best friend a guy could ever have.
We go way back, the two of us.
I met him in 1962, in the third grade, in Mrs. Rauton’s class at Calhoun-Clemson Elementary
Courier Letters to the Editor 2-23-22
Saitta talks Roper, mill tax break
Dear Editor,
I want to respond to the story, “Roper gets extension, big raise.” I want to give my full explanation of why I voted “No” on the contract, which passed in a 5-1 vote.
I think Ken Roper is going a good job. I supported extending his contract, but I opposed two things.
One, I opposed the excessive pay raises built into the contract. Last year, the county administrator was paid $168,557 with his car allowance. This year, $176,724.
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Waiting to pour out His glory
Last week, we talked about the recent revival in Wilmore, Ky. Anytime there are 1,500 people in one place worshipping God around the clock, we know the Lord is stirring hearts.
We had a trip to Denver planned last week, but I was able to attend the revival three different times before we left, and it was very humbling to see a hunger for God on this level. We sang “I Exalt Thee,” and you could sense God was there.
I mentioned recently that spiritual moves of God’s glory have nothing to do with geographical locations, but rather are
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Is it taxable?
After preparing my own taxes annually for over 40 years, I’m about to have someone else do them for me for the first time.
This is not without concerns, of course, but the people who volunteer to prepare taxes at the senior center are trained. They’re part of the AARP income tax assistance program, which means they’re IRS-certified and therefore will know
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Tackling the horror of Highway 123
Who in the heck are all these people, and where are they going in such a hurry?
That thought often comes to mind when I try to pull out onto U.S. Highway 123 from the residential street I live on in Easley.
Sometimes, especially if I’m trying to make a left turn across traffic to go in the direction toward Clemson, I have to wait about 10 minutes to get an opening. And then I have to dash out in front of rapidly oncoming traffic to make it into a turning lane designed for vehicles coming from the opposite direction, just to get into the median.
After that, If I’m trying to get onto Pendleton Street to head downtown (which I usually am) I need to time my next
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Stop the speeding
Dear Editor,
I’m writing this letter in hopes of bringing much-needed attention to helping stop the speeding up and down our country roads.
We have small neighborhoods on these roads that have curves, hidden driveways and hills. Families with children, pets and farm animals make their homes here.
On my road alone, we have had two kids almost get hit by a vehicle that was speeding on the road beside me and two almost hit on the road in front of me. It took me
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It’s encouraging to see a hunger and thirst for God
There is a move of the Holy Spirit happening in Wilmore, Ky., where the small evangelical Asbury University and Seminary are located.
As the regular chapel service began Wednesday morning in Hughes Auditorium, it was not long before things became extraordinary. Many students did not leave, and continued to worship as the band kept playing. The message that morning focused on confession, repentance and how true love for God and others is more than just words. News
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