Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category

“These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among...

By Dan Richardson Christians with little faith (like me) don’t value God’s word as they should. In our weakness, we find it hard to study and relate. We pray hoping to hear God’s voice as clear as five bars on a cell phone. But without...

Photo courtesy of Flickr Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich By Christina Hazelwood Staff Writer So maybe former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich isn’t so “cuckoo” after all. Just like Martha Stewart and many other powerful...

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again...

By Christina Hazelwood Staff Writer I have to admit I was a bit smug, living in the heartland of America. As I watched millions of gallons of oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico, I felt safe and insulated. I have driven Highway 1, along the...

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for...

“And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, ‘Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom...

“You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me” (Psalm 56:8-9). By Dan Richardson Many are the wanderings and the...

Amy B. Dean The recent Time magazine cover story Inside the Dire Financial State of the States raises an issue that is of critical public importance. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood or used as cover for the worst of Republican policies....

By Christina Hazelwood Staff Writer Ever run across folks who “yeah, but...” you? There are two kinds of ‘yeah, buts.’ One is the good kind, which means: “I agree, taking into account the following reservations.” Then there’s the...