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Another “trip around the sun” is coming up: a landmark trip…yes, I have entered MEDICARELAND…and I am literally “feeling” my age. Now that I’m officially on the “other side of...
Another “trip around the sun” is coming up: a landmark trip…yes, I have entered MEDICARELAND…and I am literally “feeling” my age. Now that I’m officially on the “other side of...
Nestled in the southern Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina is Cowee Valley in Macon County. Like most valleys, it has gentle slopes which are pastures for grazing livestock....
Here’s a story from a few years ago: I have a friend, let’s call her, “Dawn”. She and her family don’t live in this town (Anderson, Indiana), they live in...
In May, in the year 1889 (10 years prior to the construction of our current sanctuary, and the year construction began on my Brown-Delaware house) one of my “heroes” passed away. His...
One of the best things about bacon (and my other addictions: popcorn, Fritos, and crackers) is salt. You can keep your sugar…even chocolate does not have the same appeal as...
In my office at church I have a wall filed with crosses. Some are big, some are small, some metal and some wood. Some are hand-made, others a little more industrial....
PALM SUNDAY. I have some wonderful memories associated with this day and time. My Dad was the choir director at my home church, for several years, and Palm Sunday evening...
Two-hundred-and-thirty years ago, the woman christened Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna, known by her family and friends simply as Antonia, and known by the world as Marie Antoinette, was beheaded in France for...
a BLOG by Pastor Ken Rickett From the time I was around 10 years old and all through my teenage years I would go with my uncle and his family...
I’m a history buff…I really enjoy “historic trivia”, as you know: interesting but useless information. Of course, I can’t seem to remember Birthdays, Anniversaries, my license plate number or important...