by design | Mar 23, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor What if God wasn’t necessarily looking for polished belief, but just sheer honesty in the real and raw human need? In Mark 9, we are privileged to relive the story of a father who stands in a crowd, watching...
by design | Mar 23, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My sister-in-law and her friend Don came around the corner of the house and shouted at Jim and me. We walked over to them, shook hands and hugged each other, and spent the next half hour talking. Most of our conversation centered around the fact that we...
by design | Mar 23, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. I am still very grateful to the people of East Tennessee for giving me the privilege of serving them for 30 years in the U.S. House. During each of those years, I attended the State of the Union Address by the president. I also have attended the...
by design | Mar 23, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
The way out of this is through it. Jessie Waters. By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have several friends who love to do jigsaw puzzles. I do not. However, I see analogies between thinking and jigsaw puzzles. It is estimated that the human brain has 100 billion cells, which are...
by design | Mar 23, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The biggest question entering the 2026 season for the Tennessee Volunteers surrounds the quarterback position… as in, “Who will Tennessee’s quarterback be to start the 2026 season?” For weeks, Vols fans hoped that the football gods would smile upon them,...
by design | Mar 23, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly For many years, News-Sentinel Sports Editor Tom Siler carried on a running battle with the UT Athletic Department leadership concerning kickoff times for Tennessee home football games. This came in the days when Ayres Hall and the Krystal on...
