Category: Editorials

Joe Boyles Guest Columnist I don’t know if most of the world’s conflicts are over border disputes between two nations, but it seems that way. For example, I’m thinking back 87 years…

Christy Bass Adams Guest Columnist The day I was induced with my first son, my husband also broke his thumb. Induction isn’t the smooth ride I hoped it would be. My labor…

What is your prayer for your child or grandchild this school year? Perhaps you’ll be praying for them to have a great school year; to excel academically and push through the pesky…

In the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount, that is near Tabgha, on the western side of the Sea of Galilee. Very quickly, he…

When I was a kid, one of my punishments was being sent to my room. At first, I hated the isolation, but after a while, I made the best of the situation….

Paul informs the Ephesians of his request to God on their behalf. After describing who “the Father” is, Paul expresses what he wants the Father to grant to these people, namely that…

First of all, I want to assure everyone that I have not forgotten to read a calendar. I say that in spite of the fact that I often have to remind myself…

The house is unusually clean and a tad too quiet this week. Backpacks are hanging, ready to go, water bottles filled and a new pair of sneakers by the door. My children…

What’s your favorite verse? The one you go to when your insides scream, “Father, help me handle this!” I love Psalm 18. It’s a powerful passage with a beautiful first verse: “I…

Much of the domestic news lately has been occupied by the case of Texas wishing to redraw their congressional districts to permit greater representation by the majority republicans. As many as five…

As I dropped my oldest off this morning at his first day of high school, I didn’t cry. Yes, I reminisced, and I mentally ran through images of prior firsts. Pre-K was…

My first few weeks at my new job have been nothing short of eventful. Between having a truck breakdown at a work site on my first field day, to taking a certification…

Parenting has a way of turning our world upside down in the most ordinary, sacred and surprising ways. In between the chaos of car lines, spilled snacks in the back seat and…

In my old home town of Perry, Fla., almost everyone fell into one of two categories. You were either an alum of Kiddie College or Happytime Kindergarten. I was a graduate of…

The cliff of the iconic Boneyard, or Palisades, on the Yukon River, towered to one side of our boat. Every few minutes, a puff of dust began near the top and built…

Today is the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the nuclear age. An atom bomb, dropped from a single B-29 (the Enola Gay, named after the pilot’s mother), demolished the city of…

What has been the most anticipated event of your life? The greatest day ever? The moment you thought would never come? As a freshman in high school, I watched the seniors on…

Labeling the mystery that had been revealed to him as God’s grace, Paul gives several results of his preaching this grace. This mystery was given to him by God (Ephesians 3:8-10). Describing…

The more trips I take around that big yellow ball of gas in the sky, the more I feel I can relate to the people I once thought of as “old.” I…