Columns & Editorials

Why Good People Stay in Bad Relationships

News Staff
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 00:00
The unsung heroes of the psych world are the trillions of lab rats who faithfully ran mazes, pressed levers and endured mild electric shocks in order to further our knowledge of human behavior. One of the experimental findings I use often in my practice is the theory of schedules of reinforcement.

A River Runs Through It

News Staff
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 00:00
This Memorial Weekend was one of the most memorable that Lori and I have ever spent. I was invited to preach on Sunday at the Yellowstone Bible Camp, one of my favorite places on Earth.

Laymen’s Corner

News Staff
Thu, 05/24/2018 - 05:00
From the beginning of Jesus’ ministry His greatest desire was to instill “faith” in His followers. He knew that without faith, it is impossible to please GOD. Jesus worked with His closest followers “His Apostles”, teaching them to have faith in Him and His teachings apart from the law.

Three Rights Make a Left

News Staff
Thu, 05/24/2018 - 05:00
I want to apologize to Commissioner Terry Barber for getting an important detail in my column this last week wrong. The day my column came out, I received a phone call that something was incorrect.

Stranger Than Most

News Staff
Thu, 05/24/2018 - 05:00
Lately I’ve been thinking about the Biblical verse from Ecclesiastes, “For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven”.

Laymen’s Corner

News Staff
Thu, 05/17/2018 - 05:00
Jesus and His disciples crossed the sea to the land of the GERASENES. As they left the ship, they were met by a man possessed with about two thousand demons.

Three Rights Make a Left

News Staff
Thu, 05/17/2018 - 05:00
Did you really just call Republicans “disgusting” Mr. Ronnie Hamilton. I am writing a response to the ad you put on the front page of the Forney Messenger last week. I am not endorsing any candidate in this piece, only telling another side. My comments do not reflect the opinion of this paper.

Stranger Than Most

News Staff
Thu, 05/17/2018 - 05:00
Those of you who receive my column in your email may not realize that it is also printed in a newspaper. A weekly newspaper called The Forney Messenger, to be exact, where it appears under the title Stranger Than Most. (Because, face it, I am.

Laymen’s Corner

News Staff
Thu, 05/10/2018 - 05:00
When Jesus reached the age of manhood, (approx. 30 years old), He was baptized and the Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove and rested upon Him giving Him power and authority over all things in Heaven and on earth.

Stranger Than Most

News Staff
Thu, 05/10/2018 - 05:00
When I moved into my husband’s house 16 years ago, he had a drum set in his back bedroom. On weekends he liked to go in there, crank up some old rock and roll and bingbang- boom away. It didn’t take too long before I impressed upon him the need to move the drum set out of the house.