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“Praying Properly”
Lesson Context: The disciples’ interest in learning about prayer was sparked by their awareness that John the Baptist had taught his own followers the correct way to pray (Luke 11:1). While no one has any […]
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Beth Thames: We need to find ways to stop stereotyping people
By Beth Thames This is an opinion column Apologies to my Spanish professors, Mr. Perez and Mr. Hinken. Even after two years in high school and two semesters in college, my language skills are pretty weak. […]
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The Death of DEI and…
By Cindi Branham The original title of this column was to be “Are We Witnessing the Death of DEI?” That was before the federal administration did what they did on January 21, 2025, one day […]
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“Praying Properly”
Background Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15 Lesson Context: The disciples’ interest in learning about prayer was sparked by their awareness that John the Baptist had taught his own followers the correct way to pray (Luke 11:1). While […]
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Roy S. Johnson: Trump handcuffs Department of Justice, unleashing injustice ’until further notice’
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. “…until further notice.” You gotta love that phrase. On the surface, it says: Do this until I get back to you. Alas, what it says: Do this forever. […]
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“Praying Properly”
Background Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15 Lesson Context: The disciples’ interest in learning about prayer was sparked by their awareness that John the Baptist had taught his own followers the correct way to pray (Luke 11:1). While […]
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Roy S. Johnson: Tuberville’s California callous relief stance betrays all Americans
By Roy S. Johnson I breathed for a bit before deciding how to respond to Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s latest buffoonery. Or even whether to. His insipid heaves are long past so incessantly tedious to become […]
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The Lord Is Righteous”
Scriptural text: Psalm 145 Lesson Context: Psalm 145 is an acrostic. That means that each line, verse, or section starts with a word that begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which has 22 letters. […]
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“The Lord Is Active”
Background Scripture: Psalm 103 Lesson Context: Psalms 101-106 speak of the people’s responsibilities in various ways and tell Israel’s story in ways that challenge complacency. Psalm 103 and Psalm 104 fit within this grouping, as […]
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MLK educated our nation
By James Patterson Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 96 years old this year. Tragically, he was assassinated in Memphis in 1968. Jan. 15, King’s birthday, is a federal holiday to remember the importance […]