Category: Editorials

Christy Bass Adams Guest Columnist One of my mom’s wedding gifts to us, in July of 2004, was a big box of handmade ornaments. When December rolled around, I could hardly contain…

Early last Friday morning I completed my fifty-third reading of the Scriptures. Monday, Dec. 17, 2018,  I began reading through them again. Some may wonder why I discipline myself to read through…

The countdown is finally coming to an end. Christmas is less than a week away and a brand-new year is less than two weeks away. Shopping, cooking, parties, Santa Claus and family…

First of all, I should probably put a disclaimer or warning here. If you have young, impressionable readers, you may want to read through this little piece before you put it into…

I’m not committed to environmental orthodoxy about matters such as climate change. I had my doubts before the terms changed from global warming over to climate change, and they haven’t changed. The…

Here we go again … someone got offended and thinks the whole world should change in order to make them feel better! I am so tired of pieces of our history being…

The other day, as I was leaving work, I saw a pair of baby goats playing. Fortunately, I always keep my camera nearby, just in case I come across something “picture-worthy” (such…

Christy Bass Adams Guest Columnist I sat in my recliner early Monday morning and listened to the wind howling outside. The rain beat down on the roof, lightning flashed, thunder pounded. And…

Gary B. King Guest Columnist Ratio Christi, a Latin term that means “the reason for Christ,” according to its website, “is a global movement that equips university students and faculty to give…

Yesterday afternoon we put the office Christmas tree up here at Greene Publishing, Inc. Of course, when I say “we,” I mean primarily my co-workers. I merely observed and enjoyed. To be…

National Dine In Day is Monday, Dec. 3, An initiative started five years ago by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) to bring the family meal back into focus….

Christy Bass Adams Guest Columnist Last week I had surgery on my arm and I have had to keep my arm fairly immobile all week. I have tried desperately to do things…

Tuesday, Nov. 27, marked my oldest daughter’s birthday! Cheltsie turned 26 years old. Although it seems like just yesterday that, at the young age of 23, I became a first-time mother of…

Savannah Reams: Greene Publishing, Inc. I love those moments when a simple song or smell triggers a vivid memory and … whoosh … you’re rushed back in time, re-living a significant moment…

As I continue to get a little older each year, I often find myself feeling more and more nostalgic about things and days gone by. This time of year, around the holidays,…

This Thursday we will gather around our tables, with our family and friends, and celebrate Thanksgiving. This time of year, it comes to the forefront of our minds to give thanks and…

Preparing a holiday bird can cause a major challenge in some households. It’s because we only prepare a turkey once or twice a year, and it is so much larger than anything…

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has followed the events since the election of last Tuesday with more than just a little bit of dismay. I’m speaking of what we…

It is that time of year when churches across our community hold their annual pledge drives to secure commitments to fund their church and its missions for the coming year. St. Mary’s…

I’m still waiting patiently on that “one extra hour of sleep” that was promised a couple weeks ago. I set my clocks back an hour just like I was reminded to do….