James has been writing to Christians about being tested. One type of testing will produce endurance and life, while another type of testing will produce sin and destruction. James wants to make…
Category: Editorials
From the Sunny Side: Early birds
One of the many things I looked forward to when I was looking to move to Madison from a much more “urban” area was a greater abundance of “peace and quiet.” I…
Passing Parade: What’s up with the peace symbol?
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist For those old enough to remember the “peace symbol” and bell bottoms, it’s time to recognize they are pretty much gone. Look around! Where are they? The…
The Game of Life: College Edition – Stay strong, soldier
Today I would like to discuss the quote, “God gives his toughest challenges to his strongest soldiers.” This is always something that I live by and I think that a lot of…
When we revel in our “enemy’s” downfall
“I’m here today to apologize for the personal mistakes I’ve made and the embarrassment I’ve caused my family and community … I’m announcing my resignation from Congress …” We’ve heard far too many…
National Security: Long war
When engaging or escalating a war, the national command authorities must do so with purpose. Fundamental to this pre-war analysis is to determine what is the purpose of the conflict; what are…
Learning As I Go: Blinded to reality
Daniel spent Saturday with a friend. When they dropped him off, he entered through the backdoor and went about his evening. Sunday morning, we walked onto the front porch toward the car…
From the Sunny Side: See something, say something
Most of you probably have realized by now that I tend to be a positive person. That is especially true when it comes to our weekly visits. As often as I can,…
Flowers and riches fade away
Churches are made up of rich and poor people. James says the poor Christian needs to have pride in their “high position.” The rich Christian needs to be humble because his riches,…
Passing Parade: Incredible shrinking packaging
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist What’s going on at the grocery store? The container is shrinking in size, and the package cost more. It’s called downsizing, says the March 2, 2024 New…
The Game of Life: College Edition – Let your light shine
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! I am writing this on the day of Easter, so I am still in the midst of celebrating that empty tomb. We didn’t have any…
Should we have warned our spouse at the altar?
Standing there before God and man, I grasped my soon-to-be-husband’s hands tightly. “I need to confess something, Bert. I haven’t quite mastered 1 Corinthians 13:5 yet. So, maybe I’d be more honest…
National Security: Elitists
One of my pet peeves are elitists, people that think they’re better in some way or every way than the rest of us. It seems like a preponderance of these people are…
Learning As I Go: Take that picture
How many times have we chosen to be the person behind the camera because there is something about ourselves we don’t like in pictures? Maybe we need to shed some weight, or…
Conditions to receiving wisdom
One sure way to navigate the trials of this life is to get the wisdom God provides. Wisdom can come from many places and be attained in many ways. However, God’s wisdom…
From the Sunny Side: Jobs that are worse than yours
I have made absolutely no secret of the fact that I love my job here. By and large, I am given the opportunity to do a lot of things I enjoy doing…
The Game of Life: College Edition – Spring cleaning
It’s spring break for University of West Florida! Since we still have games, I don’t get the whole week off like my fellow classmates, but I do get two days. Those days…
Passing Parade: Snow joke: One more surge of record heat may clinch warmest U.S. winter
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist Well, has this been a “lost winter?” The above title was to an article written by Ian Livingston for the Feb. 25, 2024 Washington Post 7a, which…
What if we had witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion?
The words on the page are vivid. So excruciatingly vivid that you wish the plot would read differently. Emotions catch in your throat, and suddenly, you’re there – part of the story….
National Security: Holy Week
This week, Holy Week, is the most important celebration in the Christian calendar. It began this past Sunday with Palm Sunday, recalling Jesus Christ’s triumphant yet humble entrance into Jerusalem. It ends…