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The Christian advantage: eternal perspective

In today’s world, a mother who does not report her dead child missing for 30 days, then lies to the police about it, is released from jail rather than sent to jail. In today’s world, a drunk … more

2/3/12 | 109 views | 2 comments

Translating a Christmas message

In recent days there has been a great deal of discussion regarding Christmas greetings. In some department stores, they greet me with “Happy Holidays.” In other department stores, they wish us a … more

12/23/11 | 731 views

Why does God let evil things happen on Earth?

During the past two months, evil has been highlighted in a major way through the child sex-abuse scandal Penn State University has been caught up in. The allegations of a man sexually molesting … more

12/16/11 | 593 views

Restore fallen believers, rather than destroy them

There is an atmosphere of hostility toward Christianity in the U.S. Hostility may not be pervasive in the South, but it’s here. It may not be pervasive in the Bible Belt, but it’s here. Hostility … more

By Troy Brand
Guest columnist | 9/23/11 | 1062 views | 1 comment

Fundamental truths about suspect in Norwegian attacks

Fundamental truths about suspect in Norwegian attacks As journalists began digging into the who, what, when, where, why and how of Anders Behring Breivik, the deputy police chief of Oslo faced a … more

Terry Mattingly | 8/5/11 | 1296 views | 3 comments

Spring cleaning our community

Well, it’s time for spring, and with spring comes some spring cleaning. You know those home improvement projects: heavy dusting, painting and staining, among other things. Hey, can’t we apply the … more

By the Rev. Leo Fuqua | 4/15/11 | 1082 views

Do you remember — or have you forgotten — that it starts at church?

Denomination was not the issue, nor was the number of people in each church’s congregation, when local pastors gathered a few months ago. When a thought-provoking questions was asked — “What … more

By Rev. Leo Fuqua Jr. | 3/25/11 | 926 views | 3 comments