by Michael Helms | Feb 22, 2017 | Opinion
I was captivated by the sounds around me on a recent early morning walk in the woods. The frost-covered rye grass crunched beneath my feet. The wind swished through the loblolly pines. The crows cawed to each other in a language only they understood. Paying attention...
by Michael Helms | Feb 13, 2017 | Opinion
I prayed for President Trump during a recent Sunday morning worship service. The prayer prompted one man to ask following the service, “So, did your man win the election?” His wife tried to rescue me by interjecting, “Now you should not put the...
by Michael Helms | Aug 12, 2016 | Opinion
Here is a life lesson from the cycling road race at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro: trust others, work together, reap results. Rafal Majka of Poland (men’s event) and Mara Abbott of the United States (women’s event) were both overtaken in the final stage...
by Michael Helms | Jun 29, 2016 | Opinion
A huge billboard in south Georgia in state Sen. Josh McKoon’s district bears witness of Georgia Baptist Convention money being spent for his support of “religious liberty” legislation. Gov. Nathan Deal, a Baptist, wisely vetoed the legislation. Much...
by Michael Helms | Jun 9, 2016 | Opinion
Alex Haley’s miniseries “Roots” in 1977 was my first understanding of family systems on a macro level. I certainly would not have used the term “family systems” in the ninth grade, but I knew that “Roots” was about my family...
