It probably has not taken long for anyone who reads my writing to know I prefer basketball to football. And yes, I know football season is still kicking with some major games but with the season starting on the hardwood this week, I thought it would be a good time to encourage all high schoo…
In case you haven’t heard, there was a high school coach in New York who was suspended for his team defeating an opponent, 61-13.
Ephesians 4:15-16 (CSB): “15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you live — not as unwise people but as wise — 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil.”
I have lived long enough now to be aware technology is changing rapidly while the wisdom needed to do the right thing with any technology is timeless. Within every generation there are people who could provide beneficial advice to every generation that comes after them. But almost always eve…
As part of our retirement-age plans to take occasional go-at-our-own-pace trips to historical sites, the Missus and I are planning on visiting Charleston, South Carolina, soon to tour the Hunley exhibit. The discovery of the long-lost Civil War submarine in 1995 and its subsequent raising in…
Once upon a time many years ago there was a young preacher named Mike. He did not have much money and did not always spend what he had as wisely as he should have. When he needed a new suit, he liked to shop at a department store that carried nice clothing. Mike did not buy the more expensiv…
Each year, Tallassee High School presents a fall musical in November. There is the short
Some years ago, a few of us took a trip to a festival at Paint Rock, Alabama. We spent the night
I spend most of my life in the sports world whether covering football, playing basketball or watching soccer. And as much as I love sports, there are some instances in all that time that can make me cringe.
As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. - 2 Thessalonians 3:13
LIFT Ministries is preparing for the upcoming holiday season with the annual Angel Tree Christmas gift drive.
The Alabama Department of Education released the 2018-19 school accountability reports and Tallassee City Schools scored higher than past years.
Renowned actor and Auburn alumnus Michael O’Neill will be the keynote speaker for Auburn University’s fall commencement exercises on Dec. 14. O’Neill will deliver his commencement address before a graduating class of nearly 2,000 students and…
With homecoming behind them and Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays quickly approaching, the administrators at Tallassee High School are aiming to recognize some of the students who have already made an impact since the school year began in August.
Around Tallassee, it’s often referred to as “the Tecumseh play.”
There are a variety of phrases within Christianity that we often use to imply that God is “so hard to find.” We say that we are “seeking direction” or that we are “waiting upon the Lord” or that we have “sought the Lord” about a particular matter but we are not clear about a specific path to…
There are plenty of great things about high school sports but when it boils down to it, the outside support from a community can make or break a program at any level. I love seeing the number of parents in the stands for any sporting event but I love it even more when I see someone who has n…
Veteran rockers Cheap Trick recently brought their rollicking and relentless concert presentation to the stage of the Montgomery Performing Arts Center. The band originally germinated in Rockford, Illinois in the early ’70s and has occupied a unique niche in the pantheon of American rock mus…
There have always been little girls involved in my life. I remember very well when I was 5 years old and one afternoon in April my brother who was 10 ten years old told me to go outside and play. This didn't seem right because it was about the time most kids were going in for the night. We h…
One of the common themes in Scripture is holiness. God calls us in Leviticus 19:2, “Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.” Hebrews 12:14 tells us, “Without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Sixty-six years ago, in 1953, Montgomery was preparing to sign on its very first television station: WCOV-TV.
The last two seasons for the Wetumpka football have been two of the most successful seasons in the program’s history. But despite being one of the best teams in Class 6A across the state, there were some clear gaps between Wetumpka and the other top-tier programs.
I am very rarely one to blame the refs.
(Matthew 16:15)
There’s been a series of documentaries on an ESPN channel chronicling the history of college football to mark the sport’s sesquicentennial. It’s tempting to compare it to Ken Burns’ recent PBS country music epic, but whereas Burns’ eight-night series was more or less in chronological order, …
I've stood onstage at church thousands of times throughout the years, but I only remember one time when I was up there draped in a bath towel. Relax; I was young enough for it to still be cute.
With a statewide fire alert in a place, a plume of smoke filled the eastern sky late Friday afternoon when a fire sparked on the outskirts of the Franklin community, putting local residents on guard.
I've noticed you can tell a Granddaddy, Daddy, Grandmama or Mama and know they have children by looking at the Band-Aids they wear.
“I hate music.”
I’ve been bought and paid for. How about you? All Christians have been ransomed, purchased and redeemed with the blood of Christ. Peter put it like this: “And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear through the time of y…
Things just ain't what they used to be.
Y2K. Does anybody even remember all the hubbub?
Too often we reward children for simply showing up.
Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it." (Deuteronomy 1:36)
Funerals bring back memories and the other day a close friend of mine died. He had the ideal death; he went to church, came home for lunch, sat down in lounge chair with the TV on and died. It just can't be better than that.
I know I am late to the party in my praise for the Ken Burns “Country Music” documentary – Willie G. Moseley beat me to the Opry last week in his column.
If you’ve ever met Donta Daniel, you would never believe he’s never won a high school football game.
Dear Editor,
“He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.” — Psalm 148:14
Not surprisingly, this essay is going to be a two-parter, mainly because Ken Burns’ “Country Music” documentary clocks in at 16 1/2 hours and is spread out over eight nights (Sunday though Thursday, two weeks in a row). Accordingly, this first installment concerns the first week’s episodes.
The field is probably formulated for our 2020 Senate race. A Republican will be heavily favored to capture the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. Alabama is one of — if not the — most Republican states in the nation. It is quite an anomaly a liberal Democrat has sat in that s…
You ever shake somebody’s hand and you’re pretty sure they’re missing a finger but don’t want to look down to make it obvious you know they’re a digit short? Yeah, that happened to me the other day, but I looked down. I didn’t mean to but did nevertheless, and he caught me. So he knew I knew…
When you get my age and you want to visit your friends, chances are you will wind up going to the cemetery. We have three in this area and sometimes I will walk around and stop at different tombstones.
It happened 10 years ago this week. This week in 2009 the longest-running program in broadcasting history, “Guiding Light,” ended its 72-year run.
It’s probably not out of line to presume certain generations will associate themselves with whoever hosted “The Tonight Show” when they came of age.
During the late summer, it was revealed Alabama’s economy set records for the number of people employed along with the lowest unemployment rate in decades. Figures released in August had the state with a record-breaking 3.3% unemployment percentage.
"For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved." — Psalm 21:7
I started saving things and keeping scrapbooks when I was just a youngun. The scrapbooks I kept were the cheap Five and Dime Store type — not the type that would withstand the steps of time. Let us take a trip back to the 1940s and early ’50s.
I used to listen to preachers on the radio and television. Pat Robertson, Jim Bakker, Rex Humbard, Jack Van Impe, Ernest Angley, Jerry Falwell, Jimmy Swaggart, Robert Schuller, Oral Roberts — you name ‘em, I watched ‘em.
Last week, I looked around the newly minted Martin-Savarese Stadium at the crowd at Benjamin Russell’s football game and I was severely disappointed.
I just can't deny it.
In the annals of best friend sidekicks in television history, a few names come to mind.
A couple of months ago, the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing was remembered with numerous documentaries and interviews, as well as special celebratory events. Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Buzz Aldrin had trod on the surface of the Moon on …
