by Michael Chancellor | Feb 3, 2022 | Opinion
I deleted my mom’s contact information from my phone recently. Two Christmases, and a year and a half without her in my life, and a small but important action which needed to be taken was taken. Grief is difficult for most folks and there are good reasons why...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 2, 2022 | Opinion
The past 20 years or more have seen a huge growth in the craft beer industry, with breweries popping up in small towns, big cities, and interstate corridors with some regularity. Thousands of amateur brewers and budding professionals want to put their own stamp on a...
by R. Page Fulgham | Feb 2, 2022 | Opinion
People in white robes carrying crosses were marching around the courthouse square. It was 1995 in downtown Lawrenceville, Georgia, a few weeks after I accepted the position as senior minister at the First Baptist Church. My young boys asked, “Daddy, are those people...
by Mitch Carnell | Feb 2, 2022 | Opinion
The conversation was flowing as usual at a dinner with friends when suddenly my friend grew very angry. I did not see this outburst coming. He asked a question about the recent national election, which I responded to in a very polite manner. He accused me of a lack of...
by Scott Stearman | Feb 1, 2022 | Opinion
Today is the one-year anniversary of a military coup in the country of Burma (Myanmar). In the last year, the country has been in a civil war. Civilian casualties mount. Hunger is rampant. Democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to prison....
by Robert Callahan | Feb 1, 2022 | Opinion
I participated in a social media debate (yes, I know better) ranking classic Advent and Christmas hymns in the weeks leading up to Christmas Day. The lead candidate was “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” This is understandable. The melodic, somber chords beautifully convey...
