Category Archives: Opinions
A trip across the desert
Matthew 2: 13 “And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
We are told in the scripture (Matthew 2), when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a star appeared to wise men in the east. Those wise men saw the star and followed it to Jerusalem seeking the Christ child.
“In the east” may have been in Israel or it may have been in the country we today know as Jordan or Iran (Persia or Babylon). Considering their gifts, the wise men may possibly have come from Arabia.
Many have attempted to provide natural phenomenon such as a gathering of planets, to 
explain the star. This writer believes the star was a special, supernatural, one-time appearing object to guide the wise men to Jesus.
Matthew 2: 9 states emphatically the star “went before them and stood over the place where the
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Courier Letters to the Editor 1-28-26
Don’t ask what if?
Dear Editor,
An old year is over and gone and a new year is starting with so much ahead. Like the pages of a book we turn over another page to be read one day at a time. What will you write on the pages of the new year? It’s up to you. Believe in yourself!
I’ve seen 71 New Years days but won’t see many more. I may be gone before this one
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Stay ready for the next storm
In many areas of the country it’s been a harsh winter. Snow, ice, wind, flooding … we’ve seen it all, sometimes several of those at the same time. We need to be prepared for 
whatever Mother Nature throws at us.
The first step is to know what’s coming, and when. While the local news and weather can be your trusted source, having other options can’t hurt. I like Wunderground (also known as Weather Underground) for the way it can target my area and
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Do we have faith in God or the world?
Whatever we are concerned about today, faith and discernment are key components of 
our prayers. Without spiritual sensitivity, we do not understand God’s plans, which is why seeking Him empowers and activates our communication with Him. We believe in miracles because we
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Letters to the Editor
Americans dying for Trump’s vanity
Dear Editor,
On Sunday, Donald Trump sent the following message to the president of Norway: “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America…The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total
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How long is a year?
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Memories of my school years bring back nightmares of boredom. Bored was not a word I would have dared use. Had it been, an immediate task would have been issued to end that awful condition!
The thoughts of the hours that seemed like days, the weeks that seemed like years and the years that
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Thieves don’t always do prison time
The reports from the VA’s Office of Inspector General are mind-boggling outlines of just how low scammers will go to steal money, and just how much they are able to take. 
Not all of them, however, will do prison time.
A recent report indicates that one man was able to scam over $1 billion by creating fake medical drug and device claims. This scheme used telemedicine as well as phone calls, the internet and junk mail to con
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