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Christian views on Obama’s school speech

Since returning this fall, Craig Dunham has asked his Biblical Ethics students at Westminster Christian Academy to focus on ways that conservative believers can participate in hot public debates, … more

9/11/09 | 542 views

Good days ahead in our earth journey

School has started and it seems a little different around my house. My daughter is off to class and my wife is home. She retired after 27 of teaching in public education. I tell her she is now one of … more

8/28/09 | 437 views

Stepping up if God gives us a greater task

Delegations from Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina were invited to a Mercedes event last September after an evening session at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul. It was … more

By Michael J. Brooks
Special to The Daily | 7/3/09 | 823 views

Reviving the real power in your life — dependence on God

While eating lunch in a Decatur restaurant recently, I had a man tell me he had lost his job. He said, “Preacher, it seems as if all the power in me has been sapped.” I told him I understood … more

6/26/09 | 991 views

The dawn of a new day; resurrection is our ‘living hope’

In 1904, Congress reprinted 9,000 copies of a unique Bible. From 1904 until 1957 new members of Congress received a personal copy of this Bible. This tradition was revived in 1997 by Dr. Judd W. … more

6/12/09 | 945 views

A faith-full life focusing on big and small

A story from Jewish tradition tells about a young man setting out on a journey. As he walked down a road carrying his bags, he met a friend. more

5/29/09 | 994 views

Wisdom for today’s world from Niebuhr

A wise Christian teacher named Reinhold Niebuhr wrote the book “Moral Man and Immoral Society” in 1930. In it he argued that it is possible for an individual to make high moral choices, but … more

5/8/09 | 1007 views

During dark days, find an anchor in God

On Feb. 26, 58-year-old Wal-Mart employee Larry Graziano doused himself in lighter fluid before setting himself on fire in a strip-mall parking lot, saying only that he “couldn’t take it … more

3/27/09 | 1345 views

A mind set upon the ‘round ones’

Several years ago my children had a special visit from their grandparents. As their stay drew to a close and everyone was saying sad goodbyes, Papaw pulled three crisp $20 bills out of his wallet. … more

By Rev. Bill Lykins | 3/13/09 | 1448 views

Darwin column prompts response

As a preacher of the gospel, I felt compelled to write a contrasting view of the Feb. 21 column in The Daily, “Happy 200th birthday, Charles Darwin.” While the Rev. James Evans portrayed … more

2/27/09 | 1805 views | 6 comments