What Was In Store

When Wal Mart grew, warnings that it would put the mom-and-pop businesses under seemed to come true. Now, online businesses seem to bring the same threat to Wal Mart.But one store that seems to be hanging on, at least in the smaller towns, is the local hardware store.

Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus

Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa Claus. Papa says “If you see it in the Sun, it is so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?Virginia, Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age.

That Old House

TheCountryWriter ...That Old HouseThere’s always that one house in town you dream of fixing up. Whenever you see it, you think, “Someone should bring that place back. Restore it to its former glory. Then move in and have a big get together.”You dream of it being you.

The Helper - Part 2 - Her purpose

I haven’t always been popular with the ladies, but I have always had a deep respect for you. In high school and college, I was a bit of a nerd, so for that fact, I didn’t have many girlfriends.

Choose Life

John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.Euthanasia, or assisted dying, is now legal in many countries and still under constant debate in those where it is not yet legalised.

Museum Matters

(Editor's note: The Grist Mill is on this weekend's Tour of Homes and can be seen by purchasing tickets through the Dublin Garden Club.)Grist Mill owner W.T. Miller moved to Dublin in 1876. Old Dublin at that time was located about a mile south of the current location of the town.

Where Are They Now? Cyndi Yates Barrett

Cyndi Yates Barrett never settled on one career. “I’ve always been a drifter,” she said. “I get bored so easily.

Hanging of the Greens

Many churches begin the Christmas season with hanging of the greens services. Worshipers hang ornaments on a Christmas tree as they explain a spiritual significance of each. Evergreen tree branches are draped along choir loft banisters in recognition of the everlasting life Jesus offers.

The Great Distractions

Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour… Be sober, which means to be alert to the devil’s temptations and distractions. We have all been subjected to the vanity of power, wealth and greed.

He Acknowledges You

Exodus 2:25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them.Scripture calls us to acknowledge God in all our ways and trust him to direct our life’s track. That is a wonderful promise.