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  • PASTOR’S CORNER: God’s Plan: A message to the youth. Part I

    PASTOR’S CORNER: God’s Plan: A message to the youth. Part I

    Community, in anything, God has a plan.


  • PASTOR’S CORNER: Keep your eyes on the tomb

    PASTOR’S CORNER: Keep your eyes on the tomb

    Now, last Sunday morning, we celebrated the most powerful day in Christianity. No other religion can compare to this day of days. That day and the reason for it is in a class by itself.


  • PASTOR’S CORNER: Imitate me

    PASTOR’S CORNER: Imitate me

    There is a cry being made this morning. And there is a cry coming. One that we all need to be ready for. It is coming as sure as I’m writing this column.


  • MOVIE IN REVIEW | ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is a mess

    MOVIE IN REVIEW | ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is a mess

    After a mere two weekends, “A Minecraft Movie” has claimed the top spot of the 2025 domestic box office. It’s not shocking that this franchise piece beat out January fare, but since then we’ve had an MCU entry and this movie just blew right past it. And I have to…


  • Is God dead?| A mind and body

    Is God dead?| A mind and body

    Last week, we posed a series of questions designed to make us think about a unique capacity common among human beings but nonexistent in the rest of the animal kingdom. That excellent characteristic is termed the duality of man. The 18th-century philosopher Gottfried Leibnitz said, “If we liken the human…


  • PASTOR’S CORNER: Imitate me

    PASTOR’S CORNER: Imitate me

    The Apostle Paul said, “Be followers of me, as I am also of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1).


  • Mike Causey | We’ve settled mobile homeowners’ insurance rate dispute

    Mike Causey | We’ve settled mobile homeowners’ insurance rate dispute

    It took nearly a year, but we were finally able to settle a dispute with companies that write mobile homeowners’ insurance policies in North Carolina.


  • PASTOR’S CORNER: Don’t quit before you finish

    PASTOR’S CORNER: Don’t quit before you finish

    Leaving something undone is not always a good thing.


  • PUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS | Eye on health

    PUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS | Eye on health

    When you think of different holidays or days of “observance,” the first ones that come to mind will be the major ones like Valentine’s Day or Easter. After checking those off your mental list, you may start thinking of other occasions, like Earth Day. Then there comes days like National…


  • Mike Causey | Buying travel insurance? Check out the fine print

    Mike Causey | Buying travel insurance? Check out the fine print

    As we move into April and spring fever sets in, many of us are itching to get away for a nice vacation. Whether you are looking for a weekend trip, a spring vacation or planning ahead for a summer excursion, you’re likely to have an offer to purchase travel insurance.


  • Rabies and Vaccination Clinics in April

    Rabies and Vaccination Clinics in April

    Did you know that Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease? That means it can spread to people and pets if they are bitten or scratched by a rabid animal. April is Rabies Awareness Month and Scotland County Health Department felt it important to share information and education on…


  • Is God dead?| ‘I think, therefore I am’

    Is God dead?| ‘I think, therefore I am’

    The 17th-century French philosopher René Descartes famously said, “I think, therefore I am.” What Descartes meant by that was that he knew he existed because he was conscious of himself, which is what is called self-consciousness. Self-consciousness is a uniquely human attribute that all non-impaired individuals share. However, consciousness and…


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