May 1, 2015 Athens is a town with an uncommonly positive spirit, something that is rare these days. I don’t mean to go...
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Publisher's Point Archives
Publisher’s Point: On Being The Child Of The God Of Second Chances
As I “pen” this Publisher’s Point, I am writing from a hotel room in Sacramento, California. The weather is perfect,...
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Terri Schiavo: 10 Years Later
On March 31, 2005, the third state sanctioned attempt on Terri Schiavo’s life actually took, and she breathed her tortured...
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Publisher’s Point: Mo On Mo
Athens Bible School invited me to hear U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks speak to their student body on the morning of...
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Publisher’s Point: “The Enemy Of Your Enemy Is Your Enemy”
On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, a historic speech was delivered to the House and Senate by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Publisher’s Point: The “People Of The Cross”
Most of us have had moments in our lives we will never forget, things like where we were on 9/11,...
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Publisher’s Point: “Go Set A Watchman”
I am writing this on Rosa Parks’ birthday, and my mind has been filled with the “impact of the reluctant,”...
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Publisher’s Point: Martin And Charlie
It’s the weekend that we celebrate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and because of his work, 50...
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Publisher’s Point: A Look At The New Library
For years the old Kroger building sat on a slight rise near the creek on the East side of South...
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Publisher’s Point: Can You Catch The Christmas Spirit?
There is a term in our language and cultural base that is impossible to define. It is either stated as...
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Publisher’s Point: Natalie’s Cakes And More, One Sweet Thing to Come Out Of Ferguson
My dear friend and Juice Plus upline sponsor, Carrie Radnov, was a guest in my home when Ferguson, MO blew...
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Ali In The Land Of Ascension – Publisher’s Point
My full name is Alice, and as a kid, I was often referred to as “Alice in Wonderland.” I never...
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Publisher’s Point: Does The Red Tide Have What It Takes To Get The Job Done?
Without a doubt, the results of the recent election were stunning, and history was made on a number of fronts....
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Publisher’s Point: “For I Would Have Fainted Unless I Believed”
King David is probably my favorite character in the Bible, and I am looking forward to meeting him someday. There...
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Publisher’s Point: Jihad And Justice In Oklahoma
Oklahoma, the scene of some of the worst twisters and terror attacks in America has been hit again. This time...
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Publisher’s Point: Why Should We Stop For September 11th?
On Thursday, September 11th, as there has been for the past seven years, citizens of Athens/Limestone County are being given...
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Publisher’s Point: Robin Williams And The Art Of Reframing
As someone who laughed ‘til I was wheezing at Robin Williams’ antics, as someone who as a teenager considered suicide,...
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Publisher’s Point: Freedom Summer, Fifty Years Later
I was a kid of eleven when what has come to be known as “Freedom Summer” caused the Deep South...
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Publisher’s Point: A Redemptive Tale Of The Run-off
On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, (better known as Voting Day in Limestone County,) I had one of the most confusing,...
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Publisher’s Point: The Little Library That Could
It has been a week, as they say. A landmark Supreme Court decision re: Hobby Lobby’s right to have their...
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