Faith Commentary: Hens and chicks

by | Jan 19, 2024 | OPINIONS

By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed. D., excerpt from Preacher Spurs, Christian Faith Publishers, 2022   I am a father of two children who are now adults. They have given me three grandchildren. I have memories of the times my children have been hurt or became ill. I know how...

COMMENTARY: Shut them up!

by | Jan 17, 2024 | OPINIONS

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   Some folks have some interesting takes on free speech. They will rail on someone’s opinion, then insist that the person’s opinion be removed from public view. Then, they get upset when their personal attack is removed from...

Faith Commentary: Loving the unlovely

by | Jan 12, 2024 | OPINIONS

By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed.D. (excerpt from Preacher Spurs, Christian Faith Publishing, Meadville, PA, 2022)   People will not care for what you have to say until they know how much you care. The best churches I’ve ever been part of are those where most of the...

COMMENTARY: I heard it through the grapevine.

by | Jan 10, 2024 | OPINIONS

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   “The term ‘grapevine telegraph’ was first published in an 1852 American dictionary to refer to the wires of a telegraph that appeared to be the coiled tendrils of a grapevine. In California, the wires were actually hung on...

FAITH COMMENTARY: Weakness

by | Jan 8, 2024 | OPINIONS

By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed.D. (except from Preacher Spurs, Christian Faith Publishing, Meadville, PA, 2022) How can weakness be a strength? Every day we talk about what we are going to do. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe next week. Maybe next year. The Bible tells us we...