Celebrities can look a lot like you and me
Beside The Point It was a winter day in 1963, and I was home from school — sick. Maybe I had one of those childhood diseases like measles or chickenpox,…
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The logic of gospel living
Pastor’s Pen Dalton Mathis is pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early. “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will…
Struggling to make comparisons that click
Beside The Point My wife and I have been on only one cruise, and it was fun. OK, her aching foot turned out to be a small fracture. Then there…
Do you love Jesus?
Pastor’s Pen Dalton Mathis is the pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early. “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). What a soul-searching question this is… Don’t…
Whether the weather is ready or not, summer is over
What do you mean, summer is over? Have you looked at the temperatures around here? Be that as it may, schools are back in session. The buses are running. The…
‘The Captain is proven’
Dalton Mathis is pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early. “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm…
A Man Who Found His Way…
Steven Nash He didn’t *see it as a turning point at the time–this budding vocal artist who was belting out country songs at the Burger Box in Arlington. Craig Murphy,…
With TGIF gone, sweep out the old, usher in the new
Steven Nash Thank goodness, it’s… well, it’s Wednesday. OK, I’ve gotten that out of my system. These weekly columns march on. What difference does the day of the week make…
Woman concerned for nephew's care by her younger sister
Abigail Van Buren DEAR ABBY: My younger sister, “Fern,” gave birth to a son three months ago. Since she returned to work, it seems like all she does is dump…
And now a word, lots of words, from our sponsor
Beside The Point Once upon a time, when a television announcer said, “And now, a word from our sponsor,” it wasn’t a gross exaggeration. The commercial break ran 60 seconds.…