So, a new year has begun. It’s about time. I suspect that, by 11:59pm on December 31st, most of us were glad to see the back of 2016. It was a tough year, in a lot of ways, especially here in Charlotte. I arrived here just in time for the tragic...
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By now, most of us, I imagine, have fairly settled into 2017. Before we get much further on into this new year, though, it might be helpful – or, at least, instructive – to take one last look back at an important measure of our...
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Christians mark time in a peculiar way. We begin a new year at Advent just as the calendar year comes to an end. This juxtaposition of the sacred and secular puts us in the odd position, spiritually speaking, of both looking ahead and...
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