Stories from Sunday, January 12, 2020

Here we are, the beginning of the year 2020. Resolutions have been prepared. Gym memberships have been purchased. Twenty-one day fasts have begun in our churches. It is a time for us to refocus, and a time for us to start fresh. By the time you are reading this column, you will be about 10 days in!...

This past Sunday was Epiphany Sunday. This is the Sunday where some churches remember the visit of the wiseman. You can read the story in Matthew 2:1-12. We suspect there was three; we don’t know their names, nor are we sure where they came from. What we do know is this, they came looking for a king...

Every morning to start the school day off right, my kiddos write down 10 things they are thankful for. It doesn’t seem too hard until you find out you can’t repeat the same things day after day. Sure it’s fine to occasionally add a repeat, but it can’t be repetitive and meaningless...

The Black River at Poplar Bluff is expected to fall below flood stage by noon Monday, according to updated predictions from the National Weather Service, while the Current River at Doniphan continues to rise. The Current River at Doniphan is expected to crest at 14.5 feet Monday, 1.5 feet above flood stage. It had reached 12.23 feet as of 9 p.m. Sunday...