Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist Daylight savings time is upon us, and I made it to church on time. Thanks be to God for small miracles. The world around us is awash with…
Category: Editorials
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Bulletin boards. As March commenced, my thoughts turned to bulletin boards. When I was in teacher certification courses at Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State University) in Georgia over four decades ago,…
Letter to the Editor: Clearing the Air
It’s time to unite our voices to call for a change that could result in saving millions of lives in the generations to come. We can work together to craft a future…
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Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist I was in somewhat of a quandary as to what I should write this week, and as I walked out of the White Springs Methodist Church on Sunday…
Cagle grams: Dreams
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 fools: for they consider…
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Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist On Valentine’s Day, this article will appear in the Riverbend News. Valentine’s Day brings back many memories and, for the most part, good memories. My beloved maternal grandmother,…
Living God’s way: A faith that works saves
Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist After talking about the royal law, James instructs the brethren about their faith. He tells them that the only way their faith will save them is if…
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Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist On Friday, Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, a beloved cousin and I visited several historic cemeteries and one historic church. We began with a delicious lunch at Fat Bellys…
Cagle grams: Change
“For I am the LORD, I change not” (Malachi 3:6 KJV). God doesn’t change because He is the only perfect personality. God’s personality is eternally complete. If God was changing or developing,…
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When I was a child growing up in White Springs, Fla., the interstate highway system had not long been completed three miles west in Suwannee County. The White Springs exit for Interstate…
Cagle grams: Something you’ve never seen God do
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” (Jeremiah 33:3 KJV). God is a prayer answering…
Living God’s way: Religion approved by God
Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist One of the most horrifying realities is to think our religion is approved by God when it is not. James identifies to Christians the type of…
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Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist White Springs, Fla., recently became a Gateway Community for the Florida Trail Association. I am sure that honor carries with it fame among those who hike and love…
Cagle grams: Biological and spiritual fathers
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “And Adam knew Eve, his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD” (Genesis 4: 1KJV). “For this…
Living God’s way: God blesses doers
Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist Society admires and rewards people who are doers; the achievers get the reward. James discusses the need to be more than a “hearer of the word” implanted….
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Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist Several people have asked me about the historic building in White Springs which houses Suwannee Hardware and Feed on the corner of Bridge Street and US Highway 41….
Living God’s way: God’s wisdom for controlling our anger
Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist Most people can control their anger, but every now and then we lose control of our temper. James informs us of God’s wisdom when it comes to…