Rolla Daily Digest Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Ty's Take
Sunday service columns are a steady part of what runs in these papers, and they matter more than a lot of folks realize. When a pastor sits down to write about trustworthiness, he's writing about the thing that holds a county together, whether you're talking about a handshake on a land deal or a promise kept to show up for your neighbor when the work gets hard. Out here, you can't run a farm, a business, or a church on anything else. That's not theology speaking, that's just how Phelps County works, and always has.
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Phelps County Focus
Tim Richards, former pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, explores biblical passages written in past tense to describe future events, a technique known as the Prophetic Perspective. According to Richards, this writing style demonstrates that God's promises are so certain they can be spoken of as...
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