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The Glory Story

Barry’s words stung like salt poured into an open wound. Minutes before the worship service began, standing in […]

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Follow

Mark Schultz, esteemed and beloved singer/songwriter, will release his first full-length project in six years, Follow, on August […]

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Joseph Shapitka

  1927 -2018 Following a brief illness, Joseph Usten Shapitka, 91, died peacefully on Friday, July 20, in […]

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No Regrets

I toss my gym bag over my shoulder and head for the exit at the rec center. Normally […]

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William Calvin Ijames

William Calvin Ijames 1934-2018 William Calvin Ijames, 84, passed away July 16 at his Mocksville, North Carolina residence, surrounded […]

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I Surrender All

All to Jesus I surrender,/All to Him I freely give. . . . More like the Master I would ever be […]