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Opinion

Just a clay pot on the outside, but a priceless treasure inside

Local Columns

It is true what they say, “You can’t always tell the value of something by the package it comes in.” That is true of preachers and it is certainly true of the rest of us who are witnesses to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It reminds me of the parable that Jesus told of the treasure of ...

Salvation and hope can be found in Jesus

Local Columns

My thoughts are still gravitating to Florida this morning, and our recent trip there. There’s a vision in my head that won’t go away, so, here I am, gotta get this one off my chest today. My husband and I were sitting around a table in an outside restaurant, waiting on our food, and taking ...

How should pastors be examples to the flock?

Local Columns

But Thomas, called Didymus, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. — John 20:24 As we consider the subject of Sunday morning worship and church growth, we must get rid of our modern-day ideas, and put ourselves in the time period of the early church. I have tried to focus on ...

Deficit spending continues to need addressed

Editorials

Our federal government — particularly the White House — continues to fail to take the consequences of deficit spending seriously. President Biden’s approach to economic policy is, in the words of Peter Suderman of Reason magazine, “a philosophy of throwing money at programs, people, ...

Readers’ opinions

Letters to the Editor

Consider who you vote for during border crisis To the Editor: I would like to respond to Mr. Loht’s letter to the editor on Feb. 21. He makes many good points concerning the border situation and ways to remedy it. I would like to add additional points. Republicans in the House of ...

Three in four Americans don’t know about this often fatal disease

Editorials

Editor’s Note: February is designated as American Heart Month. Heart valve disease affects as many as 11.6 million Americans, many of whom have little knowledge of the disease or its symptoms. Yesterday, hundreds of organizations in the U.S. and worldwide observed Heart Valve Disease ...