The Devotion to Christ – To get a real God, we must give up our false ones
By Brian Cook The Canaanite Woman passage found in Matthew 15:21-28 is one of those places in Scripture where we rush to defend Jesus. Who am I to defend God? Jesus uses a cruel racial slur to rescue His disciples from a soul-killing sin. Jesus had just taught what does and does not defile a […]
From God’s word – Do you believe in the goodness of God?
By Toni Ford During the past week, many of us watched the grand finale of American Idol with CeCe Winans and Roman Collins singing the song, “Goodness of God.” If you did not see it live on TV, then I am pretty sure you saw it posted on many social media sites. Below is one […]
Vicki’s Verbage – Something I did not know about Broadway Joe
By Vicki Scott It has become an obsession for me in answering questions in a journal book recently given to me for Mother’s Day by my daughter Eva. One question asked was what were events that happened the year I was born. So far, I‘ve written two pages and just now made it to March […]
Keep Smilin’ with Rosie – Sound advice from a swinging daddy
By Rosie Preston My grandmother, better known in our family as Maw Maw, loved to sit on her front porch swing. I didn’t always get to sit in it, because my younger sister and I would rush to sit with our Maw Maw! She was always kind and gentle to us, and we didn’t seem […]
The Vagabond – Wooden nickels at Gadsden’s Centennial
By Danny Crownover Most everybody who lived in the early years of Gadsden often heard that admonition, “Don’t take any wooden nickel,” and almost everybody would laugh at the idea. But there was a time when many folks did so. Wooden nickels were in circulation for a short period, and that was on the occasion […]