Opinion
Faith Perspectives – May 31, 2017
By Rev. Beverly Kahle St. Paul UCC – Nashville Terrorist act follows terrorist act. Prices of all the essentials seem to just keep rising, Pay checks seem to dwindle. Crime is on the rise. The government is in an uproar. Could it be another year without a state budget? These things affect not just…
Read MoreFaith Perspectives – May 31, 2017
By Rev. John Campbell, United Presbyterian Church, Oakdale In last week’s column, we looked at the ascension of Jesus, that is Jesus return bodily to God the Father, and now he rules the world till the time of his return. Just before Jesus went, he told the disciples to ‘wait for the gift my…
Read MoreLetter: Strong Leader Needed To Continue Tradition Of Excellence At NCHS
US academic environments define leadership as “a process of social influence in which a person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task”. (Wikipedia). As taxpayers we expect that the high school we support functions at the highest level possible within the means available. Through elections we select…
Read MoreLetter: May Is Myositis Awareness Month
Dear Editor, I live in Nashville and have a chronic disease known as myositis. The disease affects relatively few Americans (50,000 – 75,000), but for those who have the disease it can be very debilitating. While I am one of the unlucky few to have this disease, there are probably others in our community who…
Read MoreFaith Perspectives – May 24, 2017
By Rev. John Campbell, United Presbyterian Church, Oakdale Last month we celebrated Jesus’ resurrection from the grave. We joined our voices singing and saying our praises to God along with those early disciples in rejoicing in what God has done. Now we have moved back to the routine, yet this week there is a…
Read MoreFaith Perspectives – May 3, 2017
By Rev. Beverly Kahle – St. Paul U.C.C., Nashville It seems like eons ago that we celebrated Easter – yet it was only just a few weeks, and the truth is that we are still living in the Easter season. As Christians we declare that this was the pivotal moment in history. Christ conquered…
Read MoreAsk A Pastor – March 8, 2017
By Rev. Beverly Kahle – St. Paul U.C.C., Nashville I came across a quote from Mother Teresa, “The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace.” What a profound statement! This world today…
Read MoreLetter: Trespassing, Tree-Trimming, Without Apology
On February 20, 2017, at approximately 1 pm, we discovered that contract employees of Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) had cut a 20 yard by 150 yard swath from the Northeast edge of our property. The salient fact in this matter is that no permission was secured. We immediately ordered the tree trimming crew from our…
Read MoreAsk A Pastor – February 22, 2017
By Reverend Syd Osenbaugh – The Healing Place (Nashville Assembly Of God) Change is inevitable. Change happens. Sometimes it is welcomed. Other times, change comes like an intruder, disrupting what is predictable and comfortable. Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, is credited with the observation that change is the only constant in life. It begins with…
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