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BOILING SPRINGS — While reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “The Cost of Discipleship,” Hannah O’Brien became intrigued. How could theologian and pa…
Recently, I have been reflecting on the state of the world. I preached a recent sermon to the congregation where I am blessed to serve as past…
NEWTON — Rotary International has set a goal to deliver 10 million meals around the world in this Rotary year. Rotarians around the world are …
LONG VIEW — The Family Guidance Center’s First Step Domestic Violence Program, along with the Longview Police Department and Open Door Baptist…
The apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians in the Christian scriptures is a letter that celebrates a community and invites his readers into …
HICKORY — Early on the morning of Oct. 2, a group of St. Aloysius Church Council 6451’s Knights of Columbus arrived at the grassy hill next to…
HICKORY — The second of two joint pastoral appreciation services will be presented at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, on Union Square in downtown Hi…
HICKORY — On Oct. 1, area residents will have the opportunity to a take away four-course dinner for two people prepared by four local chefs to…
NEWTON — The Rotary Club of Catawba Valley recently presented awards for public service to Dr. J.W. Inscoe, veterinarian, and Summer Jenkins, …
Every now and then, I catch myself sighing. That’s right, taking in a deep breath and letting it out slowly while making a long, drawn-out noi…
Dear friends of Hickory and Catawba County,
I’m having a love-hate relationship with 2020.
HICKORY — Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry and the Downtown Hickory Farmers Market are hosting the fourth annual Farm to Table f…
SHERRILLS FORD — While women throughout America played an important role during World War II, female veteran Pfc. Elizabeth Barker Johnson bla…
We are divided. Have you noticed?
I heard a prominent speaker years ago talk about the difference between ownership and workmanship.
NEWTON — Trinity Baptist Church in Newton has called the Rev. Andrew Barrett as its second full-time pastor.
Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head, NC is home to the tallest sand dune in the Eastern United States. I had the opportunity to visit this …
HICKORY — In early 2020, the Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry received a grant from the Catawba County United Way. The grant enh…
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NEWTON — Catawba County United Way sponsored a community-wide food drive to assist crisis agencies that are feeding the community. Eastern Cat…
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” is how Charles Dickens started his classic “A Tale Of Two Cities.”
HICKORY — The Missions Council of First Baptist Church of Hickory, chaired by Lloyd Bost, has approved three $5,000 donations to The Salvation…
On June 25, outside the West Hickory Senior Center, a fire truck, its loud horn beep, beep, beeping, passed by. Catawba County Council on Agin…
Two-hundred-forty-four years ago the United States of America was born. Declaring independence and freedom was a historic undertaking. Battles…
Matthew 10:40-42 assures us that: 40 “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 42 And if …
When you think about a place that makes you feel at peace, where is it? For me, it’s definitely the beach, particularly when it is warm — wher…
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