Category: Editorials

The Middle East is aflame again. On Saturday, October 7 (Yom Kipper Sabbath), Hamas launched an attack from their border into Southern Israel. They came on all modes of transportation to largely…

My sons were invited to a birthday party at a skating rink. Immediately, I was taken back to middle school, back when rollerblades were the best thing ever. My brother could rollerblade….

If one is to have a righteousness that surpasses the righteousness of the “scribes and Pharisees,” then they must use “the heavenly Father” as their example. This is the conclusion Jesus reaches…

I am sometimes reminded that I am not nearly as young as I once was. That was once again brought to my attention last weekend. I had my 45th reunion with the…

Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist “First comes the jolt,” says Michael Farris, of his 1980 experience as his oldest daughter began attending kindergarten at an elementary school in eastern Washington State. Farris…

This Sunday was a special church/spiritual day for me. It was the first time that I’ve been to church on my own, which was somewhat intimidating. However, my church is my home…

For almost 30 years, I struggled with clinical depression and suicidal thoughts. For 26 of those years, I was a born-again, Bible-believing Christian.  Which means, off and on, for 26 years, I…

In his 1932 campaign for president, Franklin Roosevelt frequently invoked the theory of the “forgotten man,” someone poor and dispossessed, left adrift in the wake of the Great Depression. FDR said, “These…

I decided to apply the vinyl lettering to my stairs today. Sixteen stairs couldn’t take that long—two hours, tops. I rolled out the scripture on the table and cut out the phrases…

In His sixth “You have heard it said,” quotation, Jesus is telling the crowd that they must love not only their friends, relatives and fellow citizens; but, they must also love their…

When I was a younger lad in elementary school, I was always pretty good at spelling. In fact, subjects such as English and language arts were always much easier than the more…

Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist No more “Big Bend Community?” That’s what Judge J. Lee Marsh, of the Tallahassee part of the State 2nd Circuit Court declared. The judge’s Sept. 2, 2023…

I woke up the first day of October and searched through my closet. There, on my top shelf, was my pink shirt. I changed my wedding band out for a pink silicone…

Shortly after Hurricane Idalia paid our area a visit, some of the talking heads in the national media began preaching doom and despair for the folks in Madison and Taylor Counties. It…

For the past several months, whenever I would hear someone speak with dismay of the summertime heat, I would frequently say, “Well, it’s summertime. But October’s coming.” The past couple of mornings…

After my oldest son, Carter, was born, I tried running. Yes, on purpose. And no, not from a creature chasing me. I followed the Couch to 5K program and then built up…

I have never really considered myself a “cat person.” If I had to tell the truth (which I do at least try to do on a regular basis), I have always preferred…

Recently, there have been some unexpected trials and happenings in not only my life, but the lives of my church community as well. These unexpected trials are set to come within our…

Last year I shared this same column and I want to share it again, because your life matters! I’ll never forget the conversation I had with a lady at a writing conference….

To say the past couple of weeks have been monumental for us all would be quite the understatement. We went from planning for a new football season to paying more attention to…