by design | Oct 19, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Well, this past Wednesday marked the beginning of the midterm elections. Early voting will go on through October 29, and Election Day will be upon us. For me, it’s always an exciting time when elections are held because discovering who will be our...
by design | Oct 19, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor This is a follow-up to last week’s article on why we should let everyone know that all good in our lives comes from God. There is something strangely beautiful about an old, cracked vessel. Most of us would...
by design | Oct 18, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Editor’s note: This week’s Publisher’s Position is reprinted from the October 5 edition of The Knoxville Focus. Early voting is ongoing through October 29, with the general election on November 3. For more information on where to vote, please visit knoxvotes.org. By...
by design | Oct 18, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Edna Flannery Kelly spent 20 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she represented Brooklyn. Mrs. Kelly was the first woman to be elected to Congress from New York City and made her presence felt in the House. Things might have been very...
by design | Oct 12, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Words are our tools of communication. JVF I don’t know how I became interested in words. My teachers would certainly attest to the fact that my efforts in English education were at best perfunctory (an action carried out with minimum effort). I...
by design | Oct 12, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan Let’s say you are having a phone call with a contractor about work that went badly, or perhaps you are meeting with your child’s other parent and you are worried that the conversation will later be described very differently. Can you pull out your...
