Category Archives: Opinions
Courier Letters to the Editor 1-27-21
Observations on Opinion columns
Dear Editor,
Let me begin by stating that I am conservative — socially, morally and politically — but don’t think I am “radical” in any way. I’ve been called many things in my life, but have never been called “stupid” (my paraphrase) by a newspaper columnist before.
I subscribed to the largest daily paper in our area for 30-plus years, but stopped a few years ago because it was pushing the liberal agenda. My wife and I started picking up a Courier on the way to church each week. We’ve always appreciated the local news, sports, obituaries, etc., and felt the
Knowing God’s expectation for us
How many times will it need to be declared that we can have as much of God as we want? And how many tears will we shed from the sadness of knowing that most people only want enough to get by?
How often we find ourselves being so overwhelmed with problems, worries and stress that we are just too exhausted to invest time with the Lord, and it’s sad but common that many of us are guilty of basing our attitude toward Him according to what type of mood we are in. In Jeremiah 33:3, the Lord invites us to seek His face regardless of our emotional state. “Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and show you great and
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On the receiving end of a miracle
If it hadn’t been for a text message from a friend, we wouldn’t have known. That’s how we found out that we could register to get the COVID-19 vaccine at Ingles in Pickens. So, I registered us both 
online and then waited.
After a few days went by and we hadn’t heard anything, I began to think that maybe the registration hadn’t been received, so I drove to Ingles in Pickens to see. There were people in line at the pharmacy, and I wasn’t
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Is our democracy indeed in danger?
I was planning to stand down and try to avoid offending anyone. But in such a time as this, I feel compelled to speak out.
The following is my opinion only and not necessarily that of the Pickens County Courier.
Like most Americans, I watched in horror two weeks
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Courier Letters to the Editor 1-20-21
God help us one and all
Dear Editor,
Well, we survived 2020, and I thought it would be a good year to follow. Not so far.
The U.S. Capitol is attacked, the vice president having his life threatened, with America in shock! Is this America? Did we somehow suddenly become a third-world country? I never have been this
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COVID vaccine coming for vets
The COVID vaccine is currently being distributed to 37 VA locations around the country. The logistics to move 300 million doses to where they need to be (Operation Warp Speed) are 
overwhelming, but the Department of Veterans Affairs has plans in hand for us.
The first thing to remember is that you likely won’t be first in line to get the vaccine. Until you get the two shots (spaced weeks apart), your job is to stay healthy. Just because you get the first shot doesn’t mean you’re in the clear. And depending how things are going in your area, you’ll likely need to keep wearing a mask
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Past time to circle the wagons
We stood in line for early voting in November at the county administration building and listened people loudly voicing their support for Donald Trump. I particularly remember this remark: “He’s a little rough around the edges, but he’s done some good
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Opportunity in every difficulty
Moods are a very real part of our daily lives, but also an area we need to discern carefully. We seldom think about human behavior and why we fall into certain attitudes, but I believe it would be worth our time to examine our thoughts on a regular basis.
The Bible and psychology has much to say about the ups and downs of our emotions, and it’s critical to understand how our human nature can resist and oppose our relationship with God. The fine line between our mental impulses and our spiritual line of communication with the Lord are difficult to understand, however, this battlefield of the mind has everything to do with whether God or our feelings are
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The sun will come up tomorrow
Were we are starting a brand new year. And I’m looking forward to the changes that will come, as they always do. There will be times that will be difficult and times that will be good. But all that is to come our way will be part of daily life.
There are a lot of life lessons to be learned from growing up on a farm. Worrying about the future is actually a fairly useless thing to do. Everything to do with a farm is real. There’s no need to worry about the things that may happen. Because they also may not happen.
That doesn’t mean you live the life of a grasshopper. Farming means being prepared and planning. And it can be the most rewarding work on Earth. Every single
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Love lifted me
Our lives are filled with activity and hectic schedules, and we have only been given a certain amount of days to accomplish what God wants us to do.
Since Adam and Eve, history has provided a probationary period to determine who will embrace and who will reject an eternal covenant relationship with our Creator. In the end, there will only be those who say yes to God’s invitation and those who say no and thereby choose to eternally separate themselves from Him. Hopefully, there will come a point when we examine our priorities and realize that how we lived
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