Practice what you preach

I was in my office last week talking with a brother in Christ who I love a lot. We were talking about the pandemic and the shut down and how many churches are just now “reopening” restarting Sunday School, Wednesday nights, etc.

How do we get into heaven with a hamster?

How do we get into heaven? In Western, religious lore and literature, the image is almost universal. Saint Peter, who was promised “the keys of the kingdom of heaven,” stands at the pearly gates and greets or questions those who would enter.

We find our lost joy in the Holy Spirit

You don’t have to look far to find someone who has lost their Joy, it might even be the person in the mirror. Jesus said count it all joy when the devil comes against you.

Donation and thank you

The Rockdale Knights of Columbus continues its tradition of contributing to the community and caring for our neighbors in need.

Whinstone

While we’re all still on a high from the July 4th fireworks show that Whinstone provided, it’s a good time to make note of the good deeds this company, under the leadership of Chad Harris, has done for our town.

Beware the dreaded English contronyms

If you grew up with English as your first language you are lucky because it is very difficult to learn having so many quirks. And all these quirks can be confusing. One quirk is that English is filled with words that have contradictory meanings, or what is linguistically referred to as contronyms.

Dramatic economic developments in the county

As we begin to come out of the pandemic, I am pleased to report that our economics are really improving. Things slowed during the worst of the pandemic, but our local economy is growing, businesses are expanding, our unemployment rate is low and there are lots of available jobs in the county.

Looking back...

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO... The complete faculty for the 1921-22 session of the Rockdale Public Schools had been elected. The board felt that it had selected teachers that will give students of the schools one of the most enjoyable year’s work it ever has had.

Talk about Jesus

“If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” (Matthew 21:22) The Blonde and I were high school sweethearts and we could not wait to be married, to be grown up—whatever that meant in 1982. Next to Jesus she is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Confessions of faith unified the Church

“Those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past, control the future.” That is a quote from the prophetic and now infamous book, 1984, by George Orwell.