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Matthew 5-7 records Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount.” The teaching in these chapters reflects concepts right at the core of Jesus’ preaching of the kingdom of heaven. Those who liv...read more

John was arrested. We’ll learn more about this in Matthew 11 and 14, but it was because he stood for truth even against the worldly powers. Jesus went to Galilee and made His headquarters the ...read more

It’s Make It Or Break It Time Will the Alabama Democratic Party Survive? One of my personal heroes is John Lewis. He served in the House of Representatives for the 5th District in Georgi...read more

It’s Make It Or Break It Time Will the Alabama Democratic Party Survive? One of my personal heroes is John Lewis. He served in the House of Representatives for the 5th District in Geor...read more

As I stated in my earlier article, I have chosen not to respond to the negative comments and attacks on my performance and character up to this ...read more

President Abraham Lincoln said, "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all o...read more

Jesus had to face temptations. By facing and resisting the pull to sin, Jesus could be the sacrifice for our sins and defeat the power of Satan, sin, and death (Heb. 2:9-18). As He faced these tempta...read more

Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus had to face temptations. By facing and resisting the pull to sin, Jesus could be the sacrifice for our sins and defeat the power of Satan, sin, and death (Heb. 2:9-18). As He fa...read more

Matthew 3:13-17When Jesus came to be baptized by John, John recognized that he was the one that needed baptizing, not Jesus. John was right about that. But, Jesus said that this was part of accomplish...read more

John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness. He wore prophet’s clothing (II Kgs. 1:8) and ate wilderness food. John the Baptist’s role was to prepare the way for the Lord, fulfilling...read more

Rosa Parks was a lady of courage in more ways than one. She was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Ala. Such a surprise to know that she was born during Black History Month. The United States gov...read more

This is the first in what I hope to be a running series of articles. As the title of the article indicates, my goal is to go back to the Bible for what I believe, teach, and do in my service to the Lo...read more

(The following is a contributed column from Franklin County resident James Bonner, a veteran of state and local politics. He will be an occasional contributor to the FFP to share his unique, and often...read more

Numerous new election laws have been passed across the nation since the 2020 presidential election. Advocates have had close to four years to push for reforms to make elections safer, more transparent...read more

(The following is a contributed column from Franklin County resident James Bonner, a veteran of state and local politics. He will be an occasional contributor to the FFP to share his unique, and often...read more