Once, a member asked me if I allowed the congregation to sing Christmas hymns before Christmas.
Not sure what field I was stepping in, I said, “Sure, I have no problem with that.”
When I was a small child, Christmas was far different than now – especially in the amount and prices of gifts.
Biden’s Education Secretary Miguel Cardona recently said, “I think it was President Reagan who said, ‘We’re from the government. We’re here to help.’”
Local resident Martha James Orr recently requested that a column about the Milltown area of Graham County be written.
As this year’s Native American Heritage Month comes to a close, we have exciting news from the Orthodox Church of America.
On the Sunday after Halloween, my kids counted eight houses with Christmas lights on the way to church – on Nov. 5!
Even as far removed from national events as present-day Graham County was during the time of the Civil War, one would have thought it could have escaped an event that claimed 620,000 lives -- or al
Autumn life is beautiful, many colors to behold.
We watch with great expectancy for each color to unfold.
We stand in awe of its beauty and linger while we can,
Have you ever heard of the hymn, “Faith’s Review and Expectation?”
You may know it by its first two words, “Amazing Grace!”
Sometimes, aging leads to grief, anxiety – even despair.
Others fight the aging process with everything they’ve got.