At an early age, I developed a practice of thinking out loud. Some folks called it “talking to myself.” For some reason, this habit caused some concern among my parents. I think…
Category: Editorials
Seven facts of unity
To help the Ephesians to be diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, Paul lists seven facts of unity. This partial list of essential areas will…
Is there discord in your church?
Is there discord in your church? If so, how much do you personally contribute to it? If your answer is “Not at all,” would you change your response if I asked: Are…
From the Sunny Side: Another trip
I heard it said once that one good thing about birthdays is the older you get, the more of them you have. As you are reading this I will have celebrated another…
National Security: Urban crime
Joe Boyles About a month ago, President Trump ordered the National Guard into Washington D.C. to quell the violence that had become epidemic. The extreme violence (murder, rape, car-jacking, assault, armed robbery)…
Learning As I Go: Reflections from the week
Christy Band Adams Mark 12:30-31(NIV) says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second…
Mourning Charlie Kirk
Christian Peterson news@greenepublishing As I am sitting here writing this, it’s still dark out. I usually get to the office a little early, but today is different. Today, I left the house,…
National Security: Byron Donalds
A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Madison Republican Dinner at the Church of God fellowship hall. I had not attended an annual dinner for the past several years. The…
From the Sunny Side: Bless your heart
Rick Patrick I have begun having lunch on a regular basis at the local Senior Citizens Center. Although I don’t necessarily feel it, I do meet the age requirement for participation. It’s…
Learning As I Go: Our autonomic nervous system
Christy Bass Adams Our autonomic nervous system is made of two parts: the sympathetic and parasympathetic. The sympathetic is known as our fight-or-flight system. This part is activated when we are in…
When you think your life isn’t worth living
I loved my sweet young kids. Still, the lies that kept me awake night after night convinced me that my children were better off without me. Suicide is a tough topic. Its…
National Security: Tunnels to Towers
I have long been a supporter of a New York charity named Tunnels to Towers (T2T). It was begun nearly twenty years ago by Frank Siller to honor his younger brother, Stephen,…
Cagle Grams: True worshippers
“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit:…
From the Sunny Side – Prayers of a stranger
Rick Patrick Columnist Those of you who are frequent participants in our weekly visits know that I have had an ongoing challenge of trying to get into better shape. For the…
Living in a worthy manner
Paul has completed his description of God’s efforts to bring the church into existence. In the final three chapters of Ephesians, Paul reveals God’s commands concerning some characteristics for living as a…
From the Sunny Side: Nine years … and counting
A couple of weeks ago, I hit another milestone in my journey here. I made it to the nine-year mark here at the newspaper. Nine years of our weekly visits have certainly…
Growing through it: her faith, my foundation
Amber Moore Columnist This past week, I said goodbye to my grandmother. For so many years, I didn’t know her. My dad and I had been estranged since I was six, and…
The marks we leave
Heather Ainsley news@greenepublishing.com I’ve been thinking a lot about the impacts people make on the world, those small marks they leave behind that become the only evidence that they were ever here…
Arms wide open
Rev. Cheryl Cruce Guest Columnist I have heard it said, “We often see God in the way we see our earthly fathers.” I’m not sure if that is entirely true, but if…
Rekindle your dreams
I could see it in the other students’ eyes. Envy. Not the green-eyed monster kind of envy, but the respectful admiration they, too, hoped to earn someday. We, the graduating class of…