By NANCY PATRICK Now that we have cast our ballots for our president for the next four years, approximately half our population feels devastated. Regardless of the ballot I cast, I understand that it appalled another person who voted for the other candidate. As I write this, I do not know the outcome, but I believe my thoughts and feelings
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By LORETTA FULTON I had never met or even heard of Randy Gressett before March 2020 when I was asked by Hendrick Home for Children to write an article about him for the Home’s Facebook page. As a freelancer writer, I write for various news outlets and organizations, including Hendrick Home for Children. The first impression Randy made was a
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON This past week I made a mistake. It represented one of those mistakes that brought tears into my eyes. It made my heart ache, and the more I continued, the more it hurt. I was researching some things for this article when I came across a TARE or Texas Adoption Research Exchange page. I clicked on the
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS Everyone acknowledges that children are full of questions. In many ways, they are starting life knowing little of anything and they learn by asking questions as well as observation and, perhaps, imitation. They ask questions seeking answers; as adults, we also seek answers, but adult questions include some deeper possibilities. For those of us trying to follow
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By DAN STIVER In September, the Pew Research Center published a report of their study of U.S. teenagers and their religious identity (https://www.brookings.edu/research/a-time-to-heal-a-time-to-build/?preview_id=1072489&fbclid=IwAR0TsM2ZTK1f3a7WpYkm9APCsMvgkUEWpcDLqy3dmt3OPh1VouplA9KbuUs). Among other things, they found that teenagers share the religious affiliation of their families; it is higher among evangelicals and Catholics, about 80 percent, than in mainline denominations, at 55 percent. The pattern holds even more for
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Remember that hour of sleep you lost in March when Daylight Saving Time kicked in? Well, you’ll get it back this weekend when DST ends early Sunday morning. Officially, DST ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. But just to be on the safe side, move your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night. For those who
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Sometimes I get a little nostalgic and think back on things from my past, which we grew up with every day. Telephone Party Lines – Not the 1-900 kind but the ones where you shared your phone with two of your neighbors Manual Type Writers – That was my high school graduation present from my grandmother Slide
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Young Evangelicals for Climate Change news releaseTori Goebel A new poll finds that American voters of faith not only know that climate change is happening, they also want their elected officials to support policies that combat climate change and uplift clean energy. The poll from Nexus Polling, in partnership with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George
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By LORETTA FULTON Putting on a Halloween mask may not feel quite as exciting this year since many of us having been wearing a mask for several months. But the excitement of dressing up in a costume never goes away for children, and several churches are doing their best to ensure that the traditional Halloween fun continues this year in
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