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Opinion

  • Those with true grit

    I have always liked the term, true grit, which I first discovered from the title of an old John Wayne movie. It’s apparent that true grit is a quality that people from all walks of life possess. It takes as much true grit to rise from homelessness to job stability and home ownership as it does to be a concert level pianist. 

  • Surgical nightmare

    By Ginger Lumpkin

    I will soon be traveling to Chattanooga, Tenn. for surgery. People often ask why I am willing to drive seven hours for something that could presumably be handled by a local doctor. Truth is, it was a local doctor that caused my issues in the first place.  

  • Christmas Time: The Future

    These last two weeks I have written about living in the precious present. To do this we must find healing and freedom from the chains of the past. 

  • Living with the past
  • Don’t confuse me with the facts
  • The beauty of life

     An old story tells of two men who were walking along the streets of London when the music of some grand chimes in a nearby cathedral floated through the air.

    One of them remarked to the other, “Isn’t that wonderful music?” 

  • Do you need more zeal?
  • Fishing without a hook
  • Turn over a new leaf (Festival)

    By Ginger Lumpkin 

  • Fear in the Hands of satan and God
  • Audit the Federal Reserve

    By Thomas Massie

  • God’s will in the midst of...

     Do you have any shattered dreams?  

  • God’s will in the midst of...

     Do you have any shattered dreams?  

  • Learn to move on

    We have all been injured emotionally at one time or another, in one way of another – hurt by family, friends, business colleagues, news media, politicians or whatever – and the bitter urge to strike back becomes our first reaction.

  • Comparing college savings options

    By Zack Van Zant

    After a child is born, he or she progresses through an infinite number of “firsts.” First breath. First cry. First laugh. First tooth. First steps. What about first investment?

  • Very little to worry about

     Why don’t I feel good?  

    When will I get where I want to be?  

    Did I do the right thing?  

    Why am I not understood, and why can’t I be more understanding?  

    How do I make the right decision?  

    How do I overcome my fear?  

    What if I don’t fit in?  

    Am I good enough?  

    What if I end up all alone?

  • The blessing of holy fear

     Perhaps you had a late night when you were on a date and found yourself on lover’s lane. There is kissing and maybe touching. You wonder how far this is going to go.  What was your greatest fear?  

    Most people would say it was getting caught. What if someone recognized the car you were in?  What if blue lights started flashing? What if someone you knew, like your dad, showed up to shine a light in the car and see what was going on? What does God think?

  • On top of spaghetti all covered in...

    Slowly but surely, I am making progress on the unpacking of my new house. Because the packing was done quickly, there isn’t much rhyme or reason to the contents of many of the boxes. A left shoe here, a random charger for some electronic gadget there, it’s all rather hodge podge.

  • Appreciate and value one another

    Appreciation takes courage and resolve. It’s the high road and not everyone is willing to take it. When you choose thoughts of valuing and gratitude as your primary way of being, you are turning off the road well traveled. You are saying no to blame, to resentment, to revenge, to violence in any form, from bad-mouthing others, to kicking the dog, to berating a person. You are saying no to victim-hood, to martyrdom, to passing the buck, to criticism and to demeaning yourself or others.

  • Hudson Charles goes to camp