Opinion
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Jones: Internet like the little girl with the curl
Remember the children’s nursery rhyme about the little girl with a little curl right in the middle of her forehead? When she was good, she was very good indeed, but when she was bad she was horrid.
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McGill: May we be ‘Loosed and Let Go’
Six of the most Powerful and Profound words in all of the Bible are found in a rather obscure verse in John’s Gospel. These six words provide the Information Needed and the Inspiration Necessary for today’s devotional challenge.
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Wagner: Right is greater than rights
Late one frigid winter night, I received one of those heart-dropping-into-your-stomach kind of calls from my son; he had been in an accident.
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Hooks: Caps, gowns, and growing pains
Graduation season arrives with a mix of excitement, relief, and just a touch of panic. One moment, students sit in classrooms trying to remember due dates and deadlines. The next moment, they walk across a stage, shake a hand, and suddenly become “graduates.” The tassel turns, the cameras flash, and…
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McGill: Thanking the godly women in our lives
It has been said that behind every good man is a good woman. In the case of the Apostolic Missionary Timothy, the Bible tells us of the two women that were behind him.
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Jones: Too many teams in NCHSAA playoffs
Let’s say the quiet part out loud. There are too many teams in the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.
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McGill: Power, protection and perseverance of believers
A number of years ago I made a discovery seemingly hidden in plain sight on the pages of scripture that I would like to share with you for this week’s devotional challenge.
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McGill: Word of God shaped our founding
As a child, I learned a simple little Gospel song that would shape the rest of my life and set the standard for my Ministry as a Pastor and my Mission as a Politician.
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Hood: Hospitals can’t win every policy battle
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s hospital sector employs one of the most effective teams of strategists, lobbyists, and marketers in the state. Still, under present circumstances, I’d be flabbergasted if hospitals emerge from the next 18 months without one or more significant policy losses.
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Jones: When 100 years of The Journal was celebrated
In November 1999 staff and contributors published a 172 page history of The Bladen Journal and Bladen County. It was a summer undertaking led by the late Michael Simmons to celebrate the newspaper’s 100th anniversary.
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McGill: Two charcoal fires become turning point
With Easter still fresh in our memories, I wanted to revisit a place that I have had the privilege of visiting a few times over the years. It is a rather obscure, but extremely significant part of the passion of Christ. This seldom mentioned event deserves more than a mere…
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Hooks: The age of Wi-Fi excuses for homework
Every generation believes the next one has it easier. Parents say students today have smartphones, laptops, and search engines answering questions faster than a teenager can say “I forgot my password.” Teachers quietly nod while staring at a stack of unsubmitted assignments sitting in an online gradebook glowing with the…
