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My son has loved basketball since he first came into contact with one of those orange, bouncing orbs. When we put him into a large Christian school which had a well-established basketball team, he was absolutely in heaven. In his second year there he became a starter. The team was…

Dr. Robert Emmons is a professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis, who specializes in the “science of gratitude.” Yes, the science of it, as he and his colleagues have discovered quantifiable, measurable proof that gratitude is good for you. According to he and his partners’ findings,…

Dr. Alvin Summers has been named pastor of the East Campus of First Baptist Church of Indian Trail in Marshville. Summers has been in ministry for 26 years. He has served on staff of First Baptist Church of Indian Trail for the past four years in multiple capacities, most recently…

In Exodus 2:1-6, we read, “And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she…

One of the more articulate poets of antiquity was the harp-playing shepherd boy turned warrior and king, known as David. He wrote roughly half of the Psalms found in the Old Testament, and these ancient poems range far and wide over the emotional spectrum. He is overcome with joy and…

Janice Ratliff was selected by the session of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church and the Presbytery of Charlotte to receive the 2018 Legacy Award. Ratliff is an elder, and wears many hats in service to her church and community. She has served as clerk of session, Sunday school teacher, organist, youth advisor…

My most recent young adventure book, “The Night Heroes: Runaway,” just came off the presses. It is the eighth part of the series, and for a rather unexpected reason, it was the very hardest thus far to write. In all of these books I do extensive historical research on places,…

When Reese Harrison arrived at his dental office in Lynn Haven, Florida, the day after Hurricane Michael made landfall, the devastation was beyond imagination. Dr. Harrison’s building was intact, but his neighborhood looked like it had been carpet bombed. As his neighbors began to emerge from the wreckage of their…

Jim Fixx was the person most responsible for popularizing the fitness benefits of jogging. His bestselling “The Complete Book of Running,” published in 1977, got millions off their butts and couches and onto the streets. Thus, the nation was shocked when Fixx, age 52, died a few years later of…

My family has somehow managed to coexist peacefully through the years despite a fundamental theological difference between us. That difference concerns animals, which I largely view as an excellent source of protein and my mother and late grandmother viewed as sweet little creatures to be loved and nurtured. Now, please…