Opinion

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

For approximately nine months during COVID, when many people were concerned about last days, we did a detailed study of the Book of Revelation. Now, beginning last week, we present a brief overall review of the book. After John delivered the message to seven churches, the voice from heaven again spoke. ““Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things'" (Revelation 4:1). This verse marks the transition from John's description of "things which were" (chapters 1 to 3), to those which were yet to happen. The words spoken to John by Jesus Christ, the Son of Man and the Living One in chapters 4 and 5, give us visions of heaven, and songs that will be sung there.

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon

I’m about the only person I know without a tattoo.

Well, this is not true. My parents don’t have tattoos, and I don’t think most of their friends do, although I’ve not done a close inspection. That would be hard to do, and probably not very polite.

L&T Publisher Earl Watt

While some are still trying to elect the president by popular vote, the Constitution provides the process for electing a president, and it runs through the Electoral College.

Each state is given Electoral votes by adding their total number of House and Senate members in Congress.

Kansas has six Electoral Votes while California has 54. While larger populated states have a numerical advantage, smaller populated states have a heavier weight per Electoral vote. In Kansas, we get one Electoral Vote for every 489,950 Kansans while California gets one for every 722,777 Californians.

GUEST COLUMN, Ashley Beying, Kansas Farm Bureau

Sometimes, life is heavy. A couple of months ago, I was in the throes of motherhood, having a newborn baby as well as three other little ones. Trying to balance my career, household duties, being a mother and a wife and helping on the farm after my maternity leave quickly became overwhelming. To put it lightly, I was exhausted.

There were days where it felt easier to just stay in bed and not succumb to the pressures of the outside world. I am fortunate, in that when the stress and all the demands of the world seemed too heavy for me to carry, I had a team of family and friends to pick me up and serve as my anchor. I knew I had to lighten my load of responsibilities I was accountable for and also focus on the things that matter most to me.