Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist While sitting down on a side of a mountain, Jesus speaks to a large crowd about being righteous. He says, “That unless your righteousness surpasses that of…
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Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist Everyone has a favorite holiday, and mine is Thanksgiving. It always has been and always will be. It is a quintessential American holiday that all Americans, regardless of…
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Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist We live in a day and age where seemingly so many areas of mastery impress us in relation to secular education. “Oh, my child scored a Level 5…
Living God’s way: Smiley Face Hides Fasting Face
Continuing His sermon, Jesus speaks to the crowd about their bodily appearance when they are fasting (Matthew 6:16-18). He says this pious action of fasting should be done in secret in order…
Focusing our eye
Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist Using a metaphor, Jesus uses our physical eye to make a point about where our focus is in life (Matthew 6:22, 23). He says, “The eye is…
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Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist I know I have “waxed rhapsody” in regard to autumn. I am about to do it some more. How many out there remember when sugar cane was stripped…
The good, the bad and the ugly: “The Creator”
Christian Peterson Columnist “The Creator” was released to the American market on Friday, Sept. 29. It was produced, directed and co-written by Garth Edwards. The film follows Joshua (John David Washington), an…
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Johnny Bullard Columnist My Daddy would often make a statement regarding growing older: “It takes forever to turn 21, and then you’re 40 in three weeks.” It is hard for me to…
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Just a few fall memories… The aroma of biscuits wafting from my Grandma Taylor’s kitchen in Suwannee County, cane syrup, gallberry honey, mayhaw jelly, fig preserves, homemade sausage. Hands joined around the…
An often-overlooked consequence of unforgiveness
Sheryl H. Boldt Contributor In the Bible, God tells us to forgive people who irritate us. In a former neighborhood, I lived near someone who had the reputation of belittling others. Although…
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Before Idalia, I drove up to Jasper, Fla., and had a good time looking through the back issues of “The Jasper News.” They are bound and, in my humble opinion, at some…
Movie Review: “Barbie”
I was a kid who grew up playing with all types of toys, from magic trolls to Hot Wheels, Pokémon, stuffed animals, Beanie babies, toy soldiers, action figures…the list goes on and…
The question:Is post-hurricane Florida the best kind of Florida?
Normally, I do movie reviews; many may consider me a cinephile. However, with the power knocked out and our coverage area in chaos, I was able to take a break from films…
Cagle grams: The sacrifice of fools
James H. Cagle. Guest Columnist “Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fool: for they consider…
Living God’s way: Judge yourself before judging others
Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist Jesus shifts topics in His sermon from teaching about our priorities to teaching about how we judge people. Jesus is not saying we should not judge other…
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Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist Around the banks of the Suwannee, I saw my first goldenrod in bloom today as my brother and I took a Sunday afternoon drive in the Flatwoods of…