Category: Editorials

If I saw someone threatening your life, I’d want to do whatever was necessary to fight for your right to live. I believe you’d do the same for me. We’d fight as…

I grew up in the small town of Mayo, where I was listed at 5’2” and 97 pounds during my senior season in baseball. When I would put on that jersey to…

My daddy loved the State of Florida, as do I. He felt we should learn all we could about our “Sunshine State;” its history, rich culture and beauty. To those ends, he…

The Bible generates some strong emotions in the Psalmist. In Psalm 119 (verses 49-56), the seventh stanza, this poet expresses three emotions about God’s word; one is comfort, another is indignation and…

Years ago, I cuddled my one-year-old granddaughter. Looking into her sweet little face, I said, “Emma, do you know how much I love you?” Immediately, I sensed my heavenly Father asking me…

We can call them “Santa’s Helpers,” the “Hands Behind the Hands” or whatever term we may choose, but here’s a certainty: hours and hours of work and preparation go into our many…

The author of Psalm 119, in the second stanza (verses 9-16), asks the question, “How can a young man keep his way pure?” His answer, “By keeping it according to Thy word.”…

After giving in to temptation, how would you fill in the blanks of this sentence: “The reason I chose to (name the behavior) is because I (state your reason)”? Would your story…

Today I took out my Thanksgiving decorations. I am one of those people who absolutely loves Thanksgiving. In fact, it’s my favorite holiday. In the stores I often have to search a…

Black Adam was released on Friday, Oct. 21, and is the newest installment into the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film follows the character of Teth-Adam (Dwayne Johnson), who is awoken after…

To the Philippians, Paul wrote a very encouraging thank you note to a church family that was very close to him. At the end of the letter he gives some very simple…

What would you be willing to do in order to be so spiritually prosperous that others envy your relationship with God? To enjoy being alive – even when life isn’t fun? Jesus…

I am writing this column on the 66th wedding anniversary of my parents, the late John Wade Bullard and Mary Lou Taylor Bullard. They were married on June 8, 1956, in Statenville,…

 After two years of not having a face to face program, the Florida Park Service of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection celebrated the 70th Annual Florida Folk Festival, the nation’s oldest…

James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.” (Psalm 19:7) “Well spoke the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, saying, Go unto…

There’s a country song named “Voices” that explains how he (the singer) walks around hearing voices in his mind. The voices are from his parents and grandparents and the lessons that they…

“Guys, you can say whatever you want, as long as you remain seated.” I distinctly remember hearing those words fall from the tongue of a teacher from one of our area’s schools…