Opinion

Contradictions and presuppositions

Scott Kamps
Thursday, July 21, 2022
People often reject the Christian worldview, saying they just can’t believe the Bible because “it’s full of contradictions.” If you follow up asking about specific contradictions, usually no specifics are given.

Great Awakening

Eric Reece
Thursday, July 14, 2022
The religious fervor and revivals of 18th-century England crossed over the Atlantic and resulted in the revivals in America called the Great Awakenings. The Great Awakenings were when camp meetings and revivals were held up and down the eastern American colonies during the 1740s.
Only one of us “cheesed” for this photo, but Eddie ultimately had the last laugh.

Only one of us “cheesed” for this photo, but Eddie ultimately had the last laugh.

Labor of love

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Anyone that has ever assisted with a vacation Bible school will quickly tell you just how much of a blessing it was to do so.
All ages enjoy the woods – including 6-year-old Simone O’Neal, shown walking a trail in Joyce Kilmer Forest with Graham Star columnist Marshall McClung in the background. Photo courtesy of Kim O'Neal/Contributing Photographer

All ages enjoy the woods – including 6-year-old Simone O’Neal, shown walking a trail in Joyce Kilmer Forest with Graham Star columnist Marshall McClung in the background. Photo courtesy of Kim O'Neal/Contributing Photographer

Listenin’ to the quiet

Marshall McClung
Thursday, July 7, 2022
As I grow older, I find that more and more, I have the urge to go so far back into the woods that the only sounds that I can hear is the wind blowing and the birds singing. I call it “listening to the quiet.” This may sound like a conflicting term to some.

Liberty and virtue

Scott Kamps
Thursday, July 7, 2022
In arguably the greatest document on civil liberty in mankind’s history, the Declaration of Independence has this well-known sentence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these...

Appointments in the Methodist church

Eric Reece
Thursday, June 30, 2022
As the pastor of the only Methodist church in town, I am often asked what the difference is between Methodists and other denominations. I have a few tired old jokes I can respond with (Methodist are afraid of water), but I wanted to take an opportunity to share one difference.

Good heavens, we’re 67!

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The constant need for evolution is pertinent to the continued success of quality journalism. That rings true, even in our little corner of southwestern North Carolina.
Jade Teasdale was recently named Graham County’s first-ever female “smokechaser.” Photo courtesy of Frank Cline/N.C. Forest Service

Jade Teasdale was recently named Graham County’s first-ever female “smokechaser.” Photo courtesy of Frank Cline/N.C. Forest Service

County gets first female ‘Smokechaser’

Marshall McClung
Thursday, June 23, 2022
When Jade Teasdale was hired by the N.C. Forest Service as a “smokechaser,” she probably didn’t realize she was making history in the local firefighting realm; she just wanted to help fight wildfires.

How to turn good into evil

Scott Kamps
Thursday, June 23, 2022
My oldest son recently decided on the college he will attend in the fall. Interesting fact: the college he will be going to is on a list of worst colleges!

How to fix eroding trust in government

Roger Carlton
Monday, June 20, 2022
This week marks the 50th anniversary of a group breaking into the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. This crime was funded and sponsored by the Committee to Re-Elect President Richard Nixon.