by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Why do we care so much? By Mark Nagi I feel like I write an article like this one at least twice a year, typically when one of my sports teams loses in a crushing or an emotionally taxing manner. I ask the question…why do we care so much about sports? I mean, with...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Reminiscing I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams. Gannon & Kent By Dr. Jim Ferguson This bittersweet Christmas classic, recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, always reminds me of soldiers far from home. However, that thought is too restrictive because the...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Lessons learned in my (almost) 78 years More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely The day after Christmas I will turn 78 years old. I’ve often said that in my head I’m 35 and sometimes that thought can cause problems for my much older body. I am grateful for my many years,...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Heaven for all or for some? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I love Christian principles and strive to live by them. I firmly believe that those principles that helped mold Western civilization have led to a better world than one that...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
You Are Welcome At Eastminster Church By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com This column will be published the day before Christmas Eve. I want to invite you to my church, Eastminster Presbyterian, for a beautiful candlelight service at 5:00 p.m. the night before...
