Category: Editorials

Last weekend, President Biden delivered a commencement address to the graduates at the famous Morehouse College in Atlanta. It was controversial. Some students turned their back on the president, a sign of…

Middle school has been a big adjustment for my oldest. He went from being in a small, community school with 125 students in the school, to being in a larger school with…

After making his comments concerning controlling our anger, James makes a proverbial statement about one’s lifestyle displaying the righteousness of God. He states that for someone to save their soul they must…

This time of year always hits me in a funny way. While the kids are excited about summer break, graduation and the like, I feel almost like a kid on the day…

Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist How did you learn about the Iran-contra affair? The odds are that you first discovered it through the diligent research efforts of one tenacious journalist. That journalist…

I was recently able to take a quick trip to Madison to spend time with my family before the summer semester started, and it was amazing! I love spending time with not…

“Peter wants a divorce,” my friend Stacey said, taking quick breaths. It pained me to see her struggling to keep from falling completely apart. “I’m so sorry.” When our eyes met, her…

The longleaf pine is well-represented in our area of North Florida, but in other areas of the southeast, it is rare. That was not always the case. Three centuries ago, the Longleaf…

The aurora borealis made an appearance in Madison on Friday night. Tons of breathtaking pictures flooded social media. My phone dinged in the middle of the night with a notice from my…

We’ve all heard stories from those who say their parents messed up their lives. While some stories are horrific, others are typical – albeit distressing – reflections of dysfunctional families.  I have…

I admit to being somewhat obsessed by the war in Southeast Asia. It was a defining part of my early life. I lost a lot of friends there. Many more Vietnamese suffered…

I mowed. That sounds like such a simple statement, doesn’t it? I can hear others mumbling under their breath, “Well, aren’t you the big girl?” or “What’s the big deal? I do…

In an effort to reassure the Christians in his day, as well as our day, James wants his “beloved brethren” to know that the goodness of God does not change. James is…

One of the “chores” I am blessed to be able to do here is taking pictures of various sporting events. I especially enjoy baseball and softball, because I genuinely enjoy baseball and…

Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist Beverly LaHaye, an evangelical activist, who helped organize resistance to losing “traditional family values,” died April 14, in a retirement home, in El Cajon, just outside San…

My college softball team and I are currently on our way to the conference tournament, and we have very good standings going into it. Of course, this has everyone very excited. I…

Can you imagine how deeply our heavenly Father grieves when He sees His children mistreating each other? If I had as many children as God does, I wouldn’t last a day. Correction: I…

Over the past week or so, college campuses across the nation have erupted into anti-war protests focused on the situation in the Middle East. Most of the activity is pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel….

One day last week, we left for school, as we do every other day. The boys turned off the lights in each room and I locked the doors. I dropped them off…

In an effort to reassure the Christians in his day, as well as our day, James wants his “beloved brethren” to know that the goodness of God does not change. James is…