Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist In Paul’s letter to the Romans (6:3-7), he gave the meaning behind being baptized. He said we are to die to a former manner of life, have…
Category: Editorials
Cagle Grams: Self-examination can bring revival
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord” (Lamentations 3:40 KJV). The prophet Jeremiah had been telling Israel that her ways were…
A sad course of events
I am continually stunned by the crimes committed against the working class and the elderly. Let me be clear: all crime is atrocious. But there is a particular cruelty in targeting those…
Cagle Grams: Making light of a serious situation
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by…
Today Can Be Different: Did you make it to Quitter’s Day?
Sheryl Boldt Guest Columnist So many people abandon their New Year’s resolutions by the second Friday of the year that the day has earned the nickname “Quitter’s Day.” What about you? Did…
Cagle Grams: Finding complete satisfaction
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing” (Ecclesiastes 1:8 KJV). Men…
Letters to the Editor: Lee Garner
I want to thank the White Springs Town Council for giving me a longer contract by appointing me as the city manager. It is a pleasure to serve both the council and…
Letters to the Editor
Dear community, We have entered a pivotal time in our history. What we have known and taken for granted is crumbling before our eyes. We are allowing our relationships on a personal…
Cagle Grams: Finding complete satisfaction
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing” (Ecclesiastes 1:8 KJV). Men…
Living God’s Way: Made complete in Christ
Carlton G. McPeak Guest Columnist When one is established in their faith, then they are made complete in Christ. Paul gave several reasons for this conclusion (Colossians 2:9-13). Paul began by saying…
Cagle Grams: Noise: A sign of the times
“Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me … they make a noise like a dog” (Psalm 59:1-6 KJV). The word “noise” originally…
Living God’s Way: Established in your faith
Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist When someone receives Christ and makes Him Lord of their life, there is an expectation they must live up to in their daily “walk.” Paul concludes that the…
Cagle Grams: Good does good
Thou art good, and doest good” (Psalm 119:68 KJV). God did not, sometime in the distant past, become good and start doing good things. God has always been good and done good….
Cagle Grams: The matter that matters
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion. For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. Behold,…
Today Can Be Different: From my mom’s typewriter to my first children’s book
Sheryl Boldt Guest Column I’ve loved writing ever since I watched my mother – an aspiring author – peck away on her Royal manual typewriter. Her example sparked my own passion for…
Living God’s Way: The full assurance of understanding
Carlton McPeak Guest Columnist Can you imagine the struggle Paul had when he considered the people in Colossae, Laodicea and other places, and his desire for them to have an understanding of…