by Johnna Ryan | Jul 26, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Stories can be dangerous when they don’t come directly from the source. When hearing a story secondhand, it is easy to assume the outcome. In the Bible, there is a story about a rich young ruler and it is a part of the synoptic gospels of Jesus’s life, found in...
by Johnna Ryan | Jul 19, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Life is like a flower pot and we are the plants. We spread our roots in the soil of our experience and grow leaves of who we are. My childhood was spent in small town Conyers, Georgia. I grew up in one place and interacted with the same people. When we live in one...
by Johnna Ryan | Jul 12, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Angel Studios’s box office hit, “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot,” is based on a true story and a lesson the world needs to hear. Possum Trot is a town in Texas that is the location of a life-changing story for families. “Sound of Hope” tells the 1996 story of...
by Johnna Ryan | Jul 5, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
For years, churches have offered opportunities for local children to spend their summers singing, reading the Bible, and playing games. Vacation Bible Schools (VBS), which included weeks of summer camp activities, stories, songs, and free babysitting, have been a...
by Johnna Ryan | Jun 28, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
When religious offerings are forced on capable adults, it removes religious freedom. Unfortunately, we see that happening at many Christian colleges nationwide that hold chapel services run by faculty and students for their student body. These services are a great...
