Melissa Seixas, State President, Duke Energy Florida Contributor It’s easy to take reliable power for granted. You flip a switch and the lights turn on – you don’t have to wonder how…
Category: Editorials
From the Editor’s Desk: Golden eggs and tarnished lessons
Danny Federico Columnist There’s something deeply ironic about watching adults ruin a children’s event. This past weekend, I covered what should have been a simple, joyful Easter egg hunt in Live Oak….
Living God’s Way: The basis of our word or deed
Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist One of the things Paul tells Christians to be thankful for is the knowledge that they can know what Jesus wants them to do or speak. When the…
Cagle Grams: What is shunning?
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed” (2 Thessalonians…
Today Can Be Different: What if God didn’t want a relationship with you?
Sheryl Boldt Guest Columnist Imagine what life would be like if God didn’t want a relationship with us. Think how incredibly hard and lonely it would be. Here’s another thought: What if…
Cagle Grams: Revival or pep rally
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee” (Psalm 85:6 KJV). There have been some noted religious movements that multitudes were involved…
Living God’s Way: Three things that cause thankfulness
Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist When people are God’s people, many things will cause them to be thankful. Let’s look at three of them: the peace of Christ, the word of Christ and…
Living God’s Way: Behavior characteristics of God’s people
Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist God’s people belong to God. God’s people have died to an old way of living and been raised to a new way of living. The characteristics of…
Letter to the Editor: Open Letter in Opposition to Ordinance 1532
TO: Mr. Matt Campbell, Chairman, City of Live Oak City Council DATE: March 14, 2026 FROM: Tara Trace Homeowners Association, Inc. On Wednesday night, March 11, 2026, the day after the Live…
Cagle Grams: Beware of dogs
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “Beware of dogs” (Philippians 3:2 KJV). We have all seen “Beware of Dog” signs. We know if we venture past that sign, we risk being mauled by…
Today Can Be Different: Speaking your mind – at what cost?
Sheryl Boldt Guest Columnist Several years ago, Brianna, a Facebook friend, reminded us that when we become wiser with our words, life becomes better. Sometimes, the wisest words are the ones we…
From the Sunny Side: Is it all in my head?
Rick Patrick Columnist I recently had a fun little chat with one of our local softball athletes who told me she insists on “doing her nails” before every game. She said she…
Living God’s Way: Renewed to the image of Christ
Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist When one becomes a Christian, they put away one image and put on another image. The image they put away is that of themselves, their way of thinking…
Cagle Grams: You can’t beat death
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no…
Why rural Florida needs its local colleges more than ever: Because we are local, our impact is local
Dr. Jennifer Page, NFC President Guest Columnist I am a local girl who left home after high school, convinced that a big university was the next step, yet quickly learned I was…
Living God’s Way: Evil reactions and improper speech
Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist Paul continues to write about certain actions, emotions and speech that a person will “put aside” once they become a Christian. A result of being “raised up…
Cagle Grams: No one’s perfect
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “For there is not a just man upon the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not” (Ecclesiastes 7:20 KJV). A “just man” in the Old Testament was…