Category Archives: Opinions
Relentless compassion of God
I notice when talking with certain people about Christian living, it’s common for them to lose eye contact as they start searching for a way to change the subject. Actually, this is perfectly understandable. Why? Because if someone, even if 
they are somewhat religious, has never given their heart to Jesus Christ or made the commitment to follow him, they feel uncomfortable thinking and talking about it.
Our natural mind and the Spirit of the Lord are like oil and water, as the old nature wants nothing to do with being held accountable or surrendering our will to anyone, especially to God. Conviction from the Holy Spirit is a sense
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For want of a shoe, a horse was lost
Do you remember the old saying we learned in elementary school? Miss Moore, our sixth-grade teacher, cited it often. Thinking back, I recall hearing this when anyone didn’t show up with their homework.
It goes like this:
“For want of a shoe, a horse was lost. For want of a horse, a rider was lost. For want of a rider, a soldier was lost. For want of a soldier, a battle was lost. For want of a battle, a war was lost.”
I was reminded of this while I searched for pine straw this week. Or pine
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Hot sauce spirituality
It’s easy to find people who can express their opinions about the Bible while at the same time having a tight grip on the amount of their will they surrender to God. Sound familiar?
In a controlled environment and at a comfortable distance, many live their lives keeping God in a box and only letting Him out when they want something or have a crisis. I can write from my own experiences, as I’ve lived much of my life this way.
It’s only after spending years researching about the war between our
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What will we do with our time?
What did we really accomplish this past year? We’ve had time, certainly, with all these lockdown days, weeks and 
months, to do any number of things.
After reviewing my year of COVID, I realize that I could have done so much more, had I only known just how long
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Experience of a lifetime
Dear Editor,
Sometimes we experience things we just need to share. Maybe say thanks to the people who made it possible.
Last Thursday, May 6, was the National Day of Prayer. So grateful our government still recognizes and encourages us to pray. This may not always be the case.
I am also grateful to the churches and the businesses who provide a place for us to collectively gather and make our
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Will the cicadas be arriving soon?
The month of May will be the month when billions of eastern cicadas emerge from beneath the Earth’s surface to mate.
They won’t come out quietly. After all, they’ve been underground for 17 years and won’t come out again for 17 more.
They aren’t dangerous, and they are not like the dreaded locusts we used to see in western movies that swarmed through and stripped crops and foliage, leaving nothing behind.
The soil has to warm up to 64 degrees before the cicadas will emerge. This usually happens during the first two weeks of May, but there may be a few who arrive a bit early.
These are known to scientists as the Lonesome Bobs, because although the males are eager to
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Being happy never grows old
I remember as a kid how the days seemed so long.
I recall in the summertime after breakfast, I would shoot basketball until the sun became too hot, and then I would ride my bike to cool off.
Our neighbors had five children, and we would play kickball until it was too dark to see.
Life was fun, and I was always excited to do it all over again the next day.
I can still recall the simple joys of running through clover as fast as I could for no reason except to feel the wind on my face. I made sure to wear shoes, because being stung by a honeybee was
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Courier Letters to the Editor 5-5-21
Make this Mother’s Day a special one
Dear Editor,
I’ve heard it said almost any woman can be a mother, but it takes a special woman to be a Mama. She’s the one who encourages her husband and family when they’re down and out. Shines a light of joy into a gloomy world. Makes you believe in yourself by believing in you when
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Light at the end of the tunnel
Well, the great day finally came!
Just in time for the birthday of our twin grandkids, my wife Kathy and I crossed the threshold into the realm of the fully vaccinated.
And that meant that — after more than a year of our only interaction with those two, and with
our three other grandchildren, being either on the phone or out in the front yard from 10 feet away — we were able to hug them.
It was awesome!
“We’re huggable!” I told them as they came running in the front door and jumped into my outstretched arms.
It felt wonderful. We were all so excited. I think I even heard Harper, who turned 8 along with her brother Wyatt, say, “I don’t
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Staying focused on our mission
For many years I’ve had the privilege to visit nursing homes, as I truly enjoy spending time with the elderly. I sing and teach Bible studies and appreciate hearing about their former lives. The Lord has allowed me to make some precious friendships, and I want to share with you about a lovely lady who after a devastating stroke was no longer able to be independent and is now in a comfortable setting where she is well taken care of.
I love talking with Barbara, and a while back in the middle of one of her stories we discovered that long ago she was actually my mother’s next-door neighbor and they played together as children. What were the odds of that? Anyway, I love her positive and upbeat personality and
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