A couple of years ago a columnist asked his readers to define the holidays using one word. He was careful to be politically correct by using “Holidays” rather than “Christmas.” As I read the responses it was evident those who answered took the prerogative to interpret the question as pertaining to Christmas. I prefer to think the heart of the columnist was in the right place, but might have been merely following the rules set by the establishment.
One word defining Christmas
The Rev. Don Davis has been in the ministry for decades in Concord and is the author of several books.
“Christ is born; give him glory! Christ has come down from heaven; receive him! Christ is now on earth; exalt him!” - Traditional Byzantine Ch…
Sunday, Dec. 23
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” (Luke 2:14)
As I sit in my pew each Sunday morning I often wonder if we are doing everything we can to reach our community for Christ. Also, are we provi…
“You cannot serve both God and money.” (Luke 16:13)
“He who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes…
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Sunday, Jan. 13
Wednesday, Feb. 6
2019 was only four days old when we got the announcement the U.S. Supreme Court was going to hear arguments on North Carolina’s redistricting …
“In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” (Psalms 5:3)
RALEIGH — Over the past eight years, conservative lawmakers have done much to constrain the excesses, expenses, and abuses of governmental pow…
Lotus is a flower that is pink or white in color. It grows in stagnant dirty water along with mud.
The longer I serve Christ it appears there are some people who have faith and others who have something that I define as "Super Faith." A fe…
Sunday, Jan. 20
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Imagine travelling from Raleigh to Charlotte in about 22 minutes; not by train, plane or car, but instead in a pod, transported through an alm…
"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed." (Luke 10:41-42)
An FBI investigation of President Donald Trump should surprise no one who has followed current events in recent years. As we learned from the …
Last Friday marked the 46th annual March for Life, an event to celebrate life and honor it as a sacred and precious gift from God. This incred…
Chapel Hill is still stunned.
Most of us know little about how Kudzu got started in the southern part of the United States. Some well-meaning people got it started, but it…
Friday, Jan. 25
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Lawmakers return to Raleigh next week for the 2019 session of the North Carolina General Assembly. Pledges of harmony and bipartisan cooperati…
Somehow when I am putting my thoughts together for my columns God seems to lead me to subjects to write. Recently experienced a situation dea…
When I was growing up there were certain guys in our school who were bullies just as there are today. Those who did not want to be harassed t…
A number of years ago my wife, Barbara and I attended a Senior Adult Prayer Retreat at Ridgecrest Conference Center at Black Mountain, North C…
Back in the 1940s Gypsy Caravans would visit my hometown of Bennettsville, South Carolina and camp a few miles outside of town. The camp was …
“You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.” (Luke 1:31)
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When I think of Christmas I think of the personal peace that each Christian should enjoy during this special time of year.
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Sunday, Dec. 16
Saturday, Dec. 15
“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you no…
The Bible tells us that children are a blessing, and I can vouch that this is true. God gave us three wonderful children and has since given u…
Sunday, Dec. 9
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“Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst...The water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water …
Over the Thanksgiving weekend I heard a group of financial analysts discussing projected sales for the Christmas season which started with wha…
Friday, Nov. 30
St. James Lutheran is celebrating its 175th anniversary and already church members have participated in a number of projects.
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)
This is part of a series of columns highlighting the communities of faith in Cabarrus County.
Diverse groups come together for good
Here at Thanksgiving, all Americans should pause and review some of the facts of the pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving. As you will see they ha…
“In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” (Psalms 5:3)
Dust covered their shoes as the Americans walked the rutted dirt roads through the villages outside Chisinau, Moldova in early October.
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of columns profiling the many churches and communities of faith in Cabarrus County.
Some years ago, Barbara and I traveled to Mt Airy with a friend. I had never been to that city, but Jan said she had, so I never s…
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