An open letter to Facebook

I was going to use this space to write about my experience covering the Robbinsville Black Knights (the new 1A state champs, in case you needed a reminder), but I fear Facebook will censor me before I can complete the task again. So instead, while I am on my third (!!!

God is the great I am

“Jesus said to them, ‘Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I Am’” (John 8:58). Are you financially broke? Did you encounter some problems in life that needs to be addressed at once? Is there anyone in your family who’s been suffering from various addiction to substances?

Space travel safer than eating in U.S. Senate room

As a longtime journalist, I have been invited a few times to take a flying leap, or something to that effect.  In September of this year, an unlikely opportunity presented itself. Georgia’s governor, Brian Kemp, decided to take applications from aspirants to fill the unexpired term of U.S. Sen.

Do you believe in The Christmas Star?

Perhaps no other part of the Christmas story has prompted more discussion and arguments than the Christmas Star.  Speculation has continued for centuries as to what it could have been. To say that it was a natural phenomenon can in no way take away the spiritual significance.

Fewer Christians read their Bibles

Based on the Life Way Research Biblical Solutions for Life, 27 percent of people don’t prioritize the reading of the Bible, while 15 percent have no time for it.

The power of 'no' transcends

New Orleans and Graham County are obvious opposites. But they have some points in common, including a high poverty rate and lack of affordable housing. But there is a deeper connection, a philosophical bent that goes deeper than mere demographics.

There's an escape: conclusion of a series

Over the past couple of weeks, I described my ill-advised tendency to intervene when a man hurts a woman. Sometimes, I chase the perpetrator down the street.  Sometimes, I just scream at him.  But do I really believe this might fix anything?

Name your blessings, one by one

“In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18).  Have you ever tried thanking God, even in difficult times? Or should you only thank Him when everything else is fine?

Should military justice be different than civilian?

Military justice is different than civilian justice, and it should be.  Fighting a conventional war like Vietnam or World War II is governed by the Geneva Conventions and Protocols, which are 70 years old and basically designed to overlay the act of war with a degree of humanity.

Regaining the lost message of Thanksgiving

When 102 brave Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, these intrepid travelers had no idea of the hardships they would face.  By the end of the first winter, only 51 survived.