Mickey Starling Guest Columnist Florida’s November ballot will have the “Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion” up for a vote. Though, upon careful reading, much more than government interference will be…
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Around the Banks
Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist I’m writing this column on Friday, Oct. 11. By the time it is published, Columbus Day will have been celebrated on Monday, Oct. 14. When I was in…
Around the Banks
We have been through some storm here in our home, “Around the Banks of the Suwannee.” That wind and rain and the ensuing damage and destruction were like a nightmare rather than…
Around the Banks
Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes!” (“King Lear” by William Shakespeare) Well, readers, dear friends, we have witnessed something else here in our…
The good, the bad and the ugly: “Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms”
Christian Peterson Columnist “Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms” is the first movie in the “Creation of the Gods” trilogy. The trilogy, which is based off of the 16th century…
Cagle Grams: Things are not as they seem
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist There is a way which seemeth right unto man, but the end thereof are the ways of death (Pro.14:12, 16:25 KJV). As we follow Christ, we will…
Around the Banks
Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist As I write this column, it is hard for me to believe that I will be 66 on Monday, Oct. 7, and that, before long, it will be…
Living God’s way: Not doing what is right
Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist Once again, James makes a proverb-like statement when he says, “To one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is…
Around the Banks
Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist Around the banks of the Suwannee, we see natural pre-heralds of autumn. Goldenrod is in full bloom (a’choo), broom sedge puts forth its sage, silvery blades and leaves…
The good, the bad and the ugly: “Deadpool and Wolverine”
Introduction: “Deadpool and Wolverine” was released to American audiences on Friday, July 26. It is the third film in the Deadpool trilogy and continues following the “Merc-with-a-Mouth,” Deadpool, also known as Wade…
Around the Banks
My brother and I ride around in his pickup truck and visit with each other each Sunday. Sometimes we ride around for a half hour, sometimes more. We ride on the same…
Around the Banks
The year was 1993. I remember so much of it vividly for a number of reasons. It was the year I became principal at Central Hamilton Elementary in Jasper, Fla. I truly…
Living God’s way: Humble yourself and God will exalt you
James describes the attitude and actions of those who will humble themselves before God. He says God will exalt or reward those who humble themselves (James 8b-10). In a spiritual sense, James…
Around the Banks
As I write this column on Friday, Aug. 2, the rain is coming down here at the Eight Mile Still, and the thunder is crashing and rumbling. It’s a good day to…
Living God’s way: Confessing our sins
Listing things we are to be praying about for others, James includes confessing our sins to one another and praying for each other (James 5:16). There are several benefits Christians can enjoy…
Around the Banks
Most of all it’s the sweet memories that haunt, now faded into a past that was, for many decades the pillar of North Central Florida’s agricultural economy. The familiar aroma that floated…
Cagle grams: Hand fed
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing” Psalm 145:16 KJV). God meets the needs of all His creation. One religion, Deism, teaches…