Religion

By the sun’s gentle light

Other Voices

The old woman sat in a weathered, well-worn rocker, her silver hair was gathered into a bun, held together with long, wide hair pins while small, wired glasses perched on her nose. Her eyes were closed and the gentleness of the fall sun brought a slight light to her face. She wore a cotton dress made from a flour sack […]

The culture of death and a pathetic state of the union

The Briefing

Last week, President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address. The Constitution calls upon the nation’s chief executive to report to Congress on the state of the nation. There is no constitutional stipulation that it has to be a speech, much less that it has to be in-person, but that tradition began fairly early in the American Republic. […]

The long game

Have you ever heard someone say, “I am in it for the long game”? Whether it is a relationship, building a business, growing a ministry or working on your education, the capacity for the long game is necessary for true success. The long game involves giving up something now to get more later. Delaying and sometimes forfeiting what you really […]

CHURCH NEWS

St. John Pineview will hold a revival March 18- 22, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. The preacher will be Harold Reynolds. W.T. Kegler is pastor. Union Church, Bluffton, invites you to attend the pastor’s 22nd anniversary celebration, pastor, Dr. John H. Davis. Bring your church family and friends on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at 2 p.m. New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church […]

Yesterday, today and forever

Weekly Devotional

“The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints; And what is the […]

The hydrangea

Other Voices

It was about 16 years ago that a famous man dug up part of a famous plant in his garden of world renown and gave it to me. “Don’t put it where it’ll get the hot afternoon sun, plant it in the gentle sun,” he explained. “If the leaves wilt, it’s from lack of hydration. Just water it and the […]

Are mothers endangering their daughters on social media?

The Briefing

Here’s the headline, “Predators Lear as Moms Put Girls on Instagram.” This is a team reporting story for the New York Times. Christians need to look at the deepest level of concern here and it is not girls being put on Instagram as supposed cultural influencers. The story tells us that there is a market because there is money to […]

As you think in your heart

Weekly Devotional

“For as you think in your heart, so are you…” Proverbs 23:7. Have you ever thought that it’s really important how you truly see yourself? It all starts with how you see God. God’s promises will be to you what God is to you. The way you see God will affect every part of your life. And I mean every […]

CHURCH NEWS

St. John Pineview will hold a revival March 18-22, 2024. They will meet nightly at 7:30 p.m. The preacher will be Harold Reynolds. W.T. Kegler is pastor. Everyone is invited to attend. Union Church, Bluffton, Georgia, invites you to attend the 22nd anniversary celebration of their pastor, Dr. John H. Davis. Bring your church family and friends on Sunday, March […]

An awakening

Other Voices

A significant awakening swept over me recently. When it happened, I was happily stunned at my observation. Daddy had a close first cousin named Gurley. Tink, a Yankee, had never heard of degrees of cousins until he came South. He did not know what a “first” cousin was or how you became third cousins. “In my family, we were just […]


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