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Southern Hospitality | Talented cook enjoys presenting cooking lessons to nonprofits

BY ANN CIPPERLY With a love of cooking, Lyndal Curry enjoys presenting cooking classes to nonprofit organizations, her Bible study and friends. Lyndal has gathered a collection of recipes from the many places she and her husband, Tim, have lived, and they have both...

Sean of the South | Signed, sealed, deleted

OPINION —  Don’t shoot the messenger. But in America, one third of children have never handwritten a letter. And it’s not just kids. Nearly 40% of adult Americans haven’t written a letter in the last five years, while 43% of Millennials have never sent a letter...

Altar Call | Our World Needs More Women Like Lydia

OPINION — Older music lovers will remember when the songs of Peter, Paul and Mary were popular. Three of my New Testament heroes are Peter, Paul and Lydia. Men like Peter and Paul were major players in church history but women, like Lydia, have made a significant...

It has everything to do with Him

OPINION —  Weddings are joyful occasions — celebrations full of laughter, food and careful planning. But in John chapter 2, something goes wrong. The wine runs out. That might not sound like a crisis to us, but in first-century Jewish culture, it was a social...
Making the Grade | Como en Casa

Making the Grade | Como en Casa

BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — A week or so ago was Teacher Appreciation Week, and I certainly appreciate many of my wonderful teachers. Also, I...

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