Category Archives: Opinions
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Most people have read or at least heard of a man named Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). He was a literary giant in his lifetime and is still known today in many circles as “The Children’s Poet” as 
several schools around our nation are named in his honor. You may remember some of His original works, which include Paul Revere’s Ride, The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline, and was also the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri’s Comedy. As one of the fireside writers from New England, he is regarded as the most popular poet of the nineteenth century.
On July 9, 1861, tragedy struck the Longfellow home. His wife,
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Merry Christmas
Dear Editor,
Christmas has something about it that seems like as if for once in the year people have a feeling of joy that no other Holiday brings.
Of course there has been and always will be the haters. The spirit of Scrooge is very much alive and well. These Grinches think they just have to try and ruin it for everyone that celebrates it. Because they don’t believe and want to force others to believe their way! Just got to bring the joy of that great holiday down no doubt this is the reason.
No matter what you believe there will always be the Scrooges and Grinches! Don’t let others ruin your
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Saving lives with Buddy Check
One of the most valuable things you can do in the new year will be to check on your buddies, those you’ve served with and those in your area, and make a regular routine of it. It’s called Buddy Check, and 
you could be saving a life.
A few stats:
— Depending on the source you read, there are 17 to 22 veteran suicides per day. Yes, the numbers have decreased slightly over the years, but even one is too many.
— The rate of male veteran suicides is 60% higher than for
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The dynamics of creation
Genesis 2: 7 “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
The average human body contains thirty trillion cells. Blood cells, bones, skin, organs and many other body parts, from toenails to hair, are made up of cells.
The average cell contains over one-hundred trillion atoms. An atom is the smallest part of an element that can exist and it retain it’s identity. An atom has a nucleus in which there are protons (positively charged particles) and neutrons, neutral
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A divided heart lives in denial and deception
I’m reminded again of the quote from Scott Fitzgerald, “You do not write because you want to say something; you write because you have something to say.”
I can relate to those who are called to express the burdens within their hearts and thankful for the opportunity to share mine. These freedoms may not always be with us as the world is becoming aggressively opposed to God and His disciples. I write for many secular publications around the country and I’m often warned about toning it down
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Love gives, lust takes
Romans 5:8 “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”
Advice we occasionally hear given to young people is, “Don’t confuse love with lust.” Lust is usually associated with sexual desires. Our physical bodies cause us to do many things we later regret and the powerful sexual desire of humans at times affects our ability to reason rationally.
The word love is often confused. Eros love is a love between a husband and wife and not to be confused with agape love. Agape love is actually the highest form of love. God’s love for
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God’s power is associated with His principles
Have you noticed that much of the time God works to accomplish His will, and not ours? We often wonder why certain events happen or do not happen, but when we consider that He has a certain vision and way of doing things, it can help us understand more about prayer, deeds and faith.
Does this mean that God depends on man for everything? Not necessarily. It’s true there is nothing
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Learn to cook!
Matthew 6:11 “Give us this day our daily bread.”
The study of American history is fascinating in that it tells us of our heritage which determines our culture. One of the many subjects in the history of our nation is how the pioneers provided food for themselves.
While many of our ancestors were hunter-gatherers, many were also farmers. To provide food was a continual
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Involuntary discharge for vax refusal?
If you stood your ground and did what you thought was right in refusing the COVID vaccine, you might have thought your veterans benefits were lost forever when you were involuntarily discharged. There’s been a change.
It’s been a long five years. If you were bounced out of the service for your refusal, you weren’t alone. Over 8,000 service members were in
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Social Security increase … not much
An informal poll of friends and neighbors got me a range of responses, from grimaces to laughs to snarls. My question was about how they were going to spend the approximate 
extra $56 that Social Security beneficiaries will be receiving as of January when the new COLA kicks in.
That 2.8 percent increase in the average Social Security benefit ($2,071 for individuals, $3,208 for couples) won’t get us much when compared
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