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Claude’s Column: ELEVATE Partners with LIVE-IT Ministries

This past June, my peers and I were blessed to return to the Smokies and partner with LIVE-IT Ministries in Seymore, Tennessee.  LIVE-IT Ministries is a mission organization focused on…

Here’s Henry: What is Christmas in July?

You’ve probably heard of Christmas in July. It’s some weird phenomenon that’s been going on since the 1940s. I vividly remember seeing cartoon Christmas specials replayed in July and young…

Reverend Janglebones’ Soapbox: A Holiday and a Man

Editor’s Note: Sometimes in the paper business, articles take longer than expected and get put on the back-burner. Unfortunately, there is little margin for errors when writing about holidays. Such…

Genesis: The Birth of a Lifelong Reader and Aspiring Journalist

A brief reflection about “Goosebumps,” “Captain Underpants” and heredity. My earliest childhood memory will forever be ingrained in the archives of my mind’s “history” files: it involves me as a…

Reverend Janglebones’ Soapbox: The Caves of Kentucky

Let’s face it, real adventure is hard to find in the modern world. We shoot at each other with imaginary guns across Wifi connections and across real-life grassy knolls with…

Reverend Janglebones’ Soapbox: UFO’s. Yes, Really.

I know, it sounds silly, but everything is silly until it’s not. Last Sunday, the New York Times published an article about several incidents that were recently made public. These…