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DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is composed of a story. A true and eternal story. Of true “Joy to the...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

BOB BROWN: “A Multitude of the Heavenly Host”

For many years, the Hon. B. Waugh Crigler, a former federal magistrate, taught the Men’s...

A Shepherd’s Tale by Gary Robbins

If a reporter had invited one of the shepherds to share his story the day after Jesus’ birth, maybe, just maybe, it would...

Consider All the Pampered, Ungrateful Professional Athletes You Know – And Then There’s This Guy

He joined the Cleveland Indians in 1936 for the bargain price of .  He immediately proved himself to be one of the hardest-throwing...

Public Speaking Requires Divine Intervention

Perhaps the most common phobia shared by people of all ages is the fear of speaking in public.  Clearly, the thought of standing before...

Making the Most of Christmas Eve

Years ago churches in Roanoke would have double, even triple their normal attendance on Easter Sunday as the unchurched and nominally churched came...

My Christmas Donkey Miracle

Several years ago I agreed to coordinate Journey to Bethlehem, a Christmas tradition at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church that began shortly after our...

Rise of the Beta Male

Watching my one football game of the year, share for a moment my perplexity at a Super Bowl commercial showing a pathetic gaggle...