Change

By Dr. Jim Ferguson The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that change is inevitable. Perhaps he came to this conclusion as an older guy standing in front of a mirror instead of considering flowing water referenced in his famous quote, “Panta rhei,” (everything...

The Official Start of Christmas

By Joe Rector Okay, Thanksgiving is over, so it is now permissible, maybe even legal in some states, for folks to put up Christmas lights, inflatable characters, and trees. Of course, places like Walmart and Home Depot stocked their shelves with these things around...

Merry Christmas from the Farm!

By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Gingerbread cookies and hot chocolate, Christmas carols and candy canes, peppermint sticks and poinsettias!  It must be Christmas——-almost! Growing up, my brother and I spent most Christmas mornings on the farm.  Our...

Holiday Thoughts

By Rosie Moore Because of the holidays, I haven’t had time to think about what to write, so I referred to my little book of “Daily Psalms and Prayers” for this week’s column. Here is what I read for the day after Thanksgiving, which I thought was so appropriate and...

Cooper Mays is about to become a Vol

  By Alex Norman With the early signing period (December 18-20) about to begin, high school football players will soon make their college plans official. For Knoxville Catholic 4-star offensive lineman Cooper Mays, it was a choice he’s been certain of for a...