by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 11, 2017 | Opinion
I learned about Martin Luther King Jr. early in life, but I cannot recall attending an MLK Jr. Day church service until I was 25. Jan. 16 arrived roughly seven months after I moved to Moultrie – a rural town in South Georgia – to serve at Trinity Baptist...
by Brian Lee | Aug 4, 2016 | Opinion
I think it’s safe to say that all of us are troubled by the eruptions of violence that we’ve seen in the news over the last few months. That would be true even if these were isolated events, but as we all know only too well, that is not the case. It seems...
by Terrell Carter | Jul 19, 2016 | Opinion
Although there are many lines that divide our country today, the most visible and contentious one is the line of race – in particular how black and white people perceive and act toward each other. The reality of tension between people groups isn’t unique...
by Dennis Bickers | Jul 18, 2016 | Opinion
Much that has been said in recent days regarding all the shooting incidents has generated more heat than light. The one thing nearly everyone agrees on is that each shooting is a tragedy that should not have happened. The disagreements come from how to prevent such...
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...
