by Ralphine Major | Feb 4, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is the day set aside to gauge the coming of spring. February 2 is the long-awaited day marked as “Groundhog Day” on most calendars. Punxsutawney Phil of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania is the star woodchuck on February 2. It is a special event as...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 28, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Weather aside, Tennessee was on track for a great day on January 19, 2019. Tennessee’s National Guard Band belted out the tune to Rocky Top. The three stars always seen on the Tennessee flag were positioned in their proper places so they...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 21, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major They met in Michigan, though both couples were from Tennessee. Missionaries Howard and Joyce Nighbert Clark were on their first stateside assignment in 1986. The Clarks shared their need to have someone pastor their church when they took their next...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 14, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It is my earliest memory of a hospital. St. Mary’s, the hospital on a hill, was always the closest to people in the northeast part of Knox and surrounding counties. My brother and I were born at St. Mary’s and have pictures...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 7, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is the Bible verse that always comes to mind at the start of a new year. From Paul’s letter to the Philippians, “ . . . but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 31, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major On a Sunday morning in November, gift bags would be passed along each row of the congregation. Church members were to take out a packet of tickets, go out in the community, and invite people to The Living Christmas Tree service. It was a creative...
