by Ralphine Major | Oct 15, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “I’ll be glad when Christmas is over;” he said. His words were followed by his familiar smile. A soft chuckle hovered over the congregation, many obviously identifying with his words. He continued. “Do you realize how that sounds for a Christian...
by design | Oct 15, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Perhaps by the time you read this essay, my daughter in Portland, Oregon will be bringing her second daughter into the world. And what a landscape awaits my fifth grandchild. Antifa blocks city streets in Portland and accosts citizens. Becky and I...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 8, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan At some point in your life you may have gotten a little too fast and loose with using your credit card and racked up bills that you could not afford to pay. Or perhaps you got a medical bill and have gotten behind on your payments. ...
by Mike Steely | Oct 8, 2018 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Sometimes you just have to get away for a day or two. My wife and I did that recently after both of us were stressed out and neither of us in good health. We hooked up our little pop-up camper, reserved a camping spot on the Little Pigeon River,...
by design | Oct 8, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I am not a fan of long winded character development in novels. I’m more of a plot focused guy. Consequently, Charles Dickens wears me out. However, the opening lines of his novel “A Tale of Two Cities” captures where I am today. “It was the...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 8, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Summer days seem to have disappeared so quickly, I scarcely saw Fall’s arrival! But once again, Fall is here with all of her beauty and busy days. Fall paints our landscapes with bluer skies and fluffier clouds, colorful leaves, and huge...
