In 2009, the United States Census Bureau reported over 24 million children lived apart from their biological father. This figure represented 33 percent of America’s children at the time; up from 11 percent in 1960. Whatever may have caused the separation of children from their father, a developing child needs the love, companionship, and time […]
Cora Baptist Church will be celebrating homecoming on August 10th. This will mark 105 years of continuous service to our Lord. The Keith Rowell Family will be in concert with former pastor Rev. Burdette Docter bringing the message. The service will begin at 10am followed by lunch. Everyone is invited to attend.
Sorting through my college class schedule for my freshmen year in college wasn’t without help. I had been waiting in line for my appointment, when I heard the office assistant call my name, “Ok, Mr. Dobson, you’re next.” I was curious about my choice of classes and had been getting “the scoop” from the other […]
True love has been known to last for a lifetime; even into eternity. And great love stories tend to move us. Romeo and Juliet, Noah and Allie, Rhett and Scarlett—these and others tell a story of committed loves. For love to last in any relationship there must be a “declared commitment”. One of the greatest […]
CHRIS GOLDEN makes his return to Gospel music and he’s coming to NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH! Chris was the main drummer for the very successful country group, the Oak Ridge Boys and he’s bringing his sons with him to New Bethel on Sunday, July 27th at 5:00pm. Don’t miss this exciting performance. New Bethel is […]
While on a military assignment in Mississippi two other officers and I stopped at a country store for breakfast. After finishing we stood up and we’re about to leave when an older man approached us. He had something in his hand and he said, “Fellas, I appreciate your service in the U.S. Army, but there’s […]
Jay United Methodist Church has recently welcomed Rev. Ebb Hagan and family. He is serving his first appointment in the Alabama-West Florida after recently graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. While at Princeton, Ebb was an assistant on the Dead Sea Scrolls project and was awarded an archaeological fellowship to work a […]
Mistake prone people have a special place in the scheme-work of God’s plan. In fact, that’s why the cross of Jesus is so important. Faltering and flawed sinners are in great need of first being reconciled and forgiven. God takes pleasure in restoring you and me into something beautiful and useful. God never dismisses a […]
GUEST COLUMNIST: Anna Marie Dobson Recently both of my brother’s phones were stolen. But why? What did they ever do to deserve having their phones stolen? Sunday afternoon I was getting out of my car to go to work and my nice large cup of Zaxbys sweet tea spilt over my dress and all […]
I firmly believe that religion holds the answers to the sorrow and grief that comes to those who have experienced the death of a loved one. This situation is possibly the most shattering experience a person will ever have to face. The emotional and rational thought in our minds is there’s not much we can […]
