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Six short years ago, Lynn Martin posted a picture on the back page of the Review Courier that offended some people. As a result, several local ministers refused to take advantage of Lynn’s invitation to post articles in the Friday edition. The Courier has historically donated column space for such articles, alongside the paper’s ongoing list of churches and meeting times in the Alva area. Being the opportunist that I am, I contacted Lynn and asked permission to publish a weekly column (whether anyone else decided to do so, or not) and Spiritually Speaking was born.

Lynn offered only two...