Opinion
Reader reports close call with coyote
Dear Editor,I am writing to inform people of the danger of coyotes in Meigs county at this time. My daughter-in-law, Kelsey Friend, lives on Pomeroy P...
A pragmatic approach to resolutions
As I pause to look back over my accomplishments versus my resolutions in 2018, I notice a couple of things. First, the overwhelming urge to drift off ...
Filling three empty chairs
Gazing out an open sliding-glass door to my left, I can see only clear blue sky and greenish-gray river water. The Suwanee River is well out of its ba...
A Hunger for More: Seek to walk with Him
As 2019 dawns on us, one may be certain of two things. The first is that the future cannot be fended off no matter how hard one may try to hold on to ...
God’s Kids Korner: The star and the astronomers
Happy New Year to you all! This Sunday is a special day called Epiphany. Here is the story of Epiphany as told in Matthew 2: 1-12.How many of you have...
Trust God works together for good
“Your Christmas gift is based on the most horrifying story I heard you tell when I was growing up. I was in the third grade when I first heard y...
Cross Words: See the good
There’s a popular quote that simply reads, “See the good.” Makes sense. The world is a messy place. Negativity runs rampant. It̵...
Should old acquaintance be forgot?
Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Not necessarily.A little over a year ago, I had the opportunity to interview one of the l...
Search the Scriptures: Almost persuaded but not convinced
The apostle Paul stood on trial, accused of heresy and polluting the temple of God. Initially his ongoing legal battle had been undertaken by the Roma...
God has beat us to the punch
It was a calm Christmas night in the Branch house. Christmas activities went according to plan for Terry and me. I had concocted a delightful scheme.A...
