Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – pandemic journaling
By Rosie Preston So many people are speechless as we deal with the coronavirus pandemic. I stay informed about it yet there are conflicts within me as I listen to different news reports from our government officials, switching between facts and opinions. Doctors and scientist are 24-7 searching for a cure. Many believe the reason of how […]
Inspiration from God’s Word – what about the number 40?
By Toni Ford I saw a post on one of my Facebook friend’s page this week that started my interest on the number 40. I am borrowing some of those thoughts for this week’s devotional. The official quarantine from COVID-19 began for many people on March 23, and it appears to be ending to some […]
Pondering life with Pious Bob – struggling with our obvious choice
By Robert Halsey Pine “From there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul. In your distress, when all these things have happened to you in time to come, you will return to the LORD your God and heed him. […]
God’s Word revealed for us – The Way of the Church, Part II
By John Larkins One of the most obvious features of all human culture is the attention paid to a god – or gods – in recognition of an all-powerful presence in our world. The primary motivation for this worship activity is to seek material rewards in this life and to attain a place in the […]
Casting on the Coosa…with Marty Dixon
Allow me to preface this article with a disclaimer. I am no writer by any means, and only a fair fisherman. So obviously I am the first choice to come up with some sort of weekly fishing article for The Messenger. I truly believe I may be the only fisherman Chris knows, so here I […]
Legals for 4/24/2020 – 4/30/2020
________________ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Shane Fail and wife, Stacey M Fail, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for EquiFirst Corporation, on September 11, 2006, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the […]
Legals for 4/17/20 – 4/23/2020
________________ FILE CLAIMS Tammy Davis was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 03/04/2020 Estate Wanda Faye Mosley deceased; Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. Scott W. Hassell Judge of Probate April 3, 10 and 17, 2020 ________________ FILE CLAIMS Tracci Maddock Cordell and Tammi […]
The Vagabond – local egg tales
By Danny Crownover During Easter last week, The Vagabond recalled how he went eggs hunting as a youth. Few people in this area realize how much trouble it was years ago just to obtain or sell eggs, much less decorating them. Back in the day, eggs were collected and marketed in a primitive way. There […]
Pondering Life with Pious Bob – Wasting Away As We’re Building Up
By Robert Halsey Pine “So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at […]