Category: Editorials

Amber Moore [email protected] Riverbend News welcomes Letters to the Editor from members of our community. Whether you’d like to share your thoughts on a local issue, recognize someone making a difference or…

James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4 KJV). Victory for…

Sheryl Boldt Guest Columnist What do you call a piece of spaghetti wearing a false mustache? An impasta! All levity aside, there’s nothing funny about someone deceiving or lying to us. In…

Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist The apostle Peter reassured his readers that their salvation and what they had believed was reliable. Already having stated that their reservation in heaven was based upon the…

Rick Patrick Columnist I’m not quite sure exactly when the change occurred. In fact, it has only recently dawned on me that any change at all had happened. But it certainly has…

Sheryl Boldt Guest Columnist We can never sin so much that God would withhold His forgiveness from us. God hates our sin, but He loves us. I love both parts of this…

James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me” (Psalm 43:3 KJV). Reality, both physical and spiritual, was established by God. He made both…

Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist Peter complimented his readers because, even though they could not see Jesus, they still believed in Him and loved Him. The outcome for them remaining faithful to Jesus,…

Introduction: “The Backrooms” was released to American audiences on Friday, May 29. The film is the newest addition of Kane Parsons’s series, inspired by the “Backrooms” online horror story, known as a…

James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but…

Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist Facing trials because of our faith can seem like a heavy burden. Like the first-century Christians, we need encouragement to endure those difficult times. Peter wrote to encourage…

Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist In Peter’s opening comments, he gave reasons for why our “God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” should be blessed. Peter said the reward for being “born…

Danny Federico Columnist Someone passes you on the highway. You’re already going the posted speed limit, maybe even a little over. They swing around you, accelerate ahead and disappear into traffic. Your…

James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity” (Psalm 94:11 KJV). A person says to their companion, “A penny for your thoughts,” when they…

Sherly Boldt Guest Columnist “I love You, Father.” When I say this short sentence, it changes my day. Every time I express my love for my heavenly Father, silently or out loud,…

Matthew Morgan Guest Columnist On Tuesday, June 2, the Florida Senate approved a House Joint Resolution titled “Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes.” If 60% of voters approve this measure in…