For Richmond, A Compelling New Chapter
History is not necessarily being rewritten in Richmond, Va., but there is a compelling new chapter in the works. The state capital, once the capital of the Confederacy, is reckoning with its legacy of slavery and Jim Crow-era racism: The mansion-lined Monument Avenue...
What If Christmas Is Real?
What if Christmas is a core belief in the birth of Jesus Christ who lived among us and many times offered a freely given promise of eternal life that no believer should reject or apologize for? What if Christmas is the rebirth of Christ in the hearts of all believers?...
Today’s Santa Claus Is Roooted In American Mythology
Santa Claus is an American. This news may surprise readers who know he lives at the North Pole (where an American artist, Thomas Nast, put him in Christmas 1866) or who remember that the historical St. Nicholas lived in what’s now Turkey. But the modern Santa Claus we...
Moving From A House That Became A Home
MT. LEBANON, Pa. — It really was never supposed to be my forever home. Two years ago, I took one last look at what had been home for most of my adult life and decided to say thank you instead of goodbye. Thirty-one years earlier, I crossed the threshold of 260 with a...
News From Around the South 12/12 to 12/19
VIRGINIA: Richmond Removes Last City-Owned Confederate Statue RICHMOND, Va. — (AP) — The city of Richmond — the capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War — removed its last city-owned Confederate statue Monday, more than two years after it began to purge...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Lowcountry Fossil Hunter is Sharing Ancient Finds in a Modern Way GOOSE CREEK — Waist-deep in a Charleston-area river, a pair of goggles atop his head and inflatable Read More