Building a Legacy of Being Consistent

By Justin Pratt,  Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor There is something powerful about people who keep showing up. They may never make headlines. They may never stand beneath bright lights or receive an award for what they do, but day after day, year after...

September 1863 special to Knoxville (Part Two)

More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely Burnside begins march to Knoxville South of Burnside’s advance, forces were scouting the mountain roads, earlier taken by Sanders, and reporting back on the route’s “terrible” condition. When word reached Burnside that loyal...

Can You Break a Car Window to Save a Child or Pet?

By Jedidiah McKeehan Imagine walking through a parking lot on a hot afternoon and seeing a small child or a dog alone inside a locked car. They appear to be in distress, no adult is nearby, and the inside of the vehicle is getting hotter by the minute. Can you break...

Who Do You Trust?

“ … my party has no message, no agenda, no plans for the future.” Douglas E. Schoen (Democratic political adviser and analyst) By Dr. Jim Ferguson Sometimes you do things, not because you want to, but because it is your responsibility. I had little desire to...