by Jason Coker | Feb 14, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
It may happen more often than I realize, but I cannot remember Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day landing on the same day—ever! Being a congregational minister and a husband for over 25 years, this is something I would have remembered. In fact, a quick search engine...
by Jason Coker | Aug 28, 2020 | Opinion
The pandemic acts as an accelerator for everything. If you had any anxiety before the pandemic, now you have more. If you were struggling to pay the bills before the pandemic, you are struggling even more now. It is an accelerant, and we all have been affected. Mental...
by Jason Coker | Sep 6, 2019 | Opinion
When I hear the word “literacy,” it becomes very personal. My grandmother was the strongest and toughest person I ever knew as a child. When she was a little girl – a “tweenager” – she could pick 300 pounds of cotton a day. That’s about a quarter acre of land and what...