by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Reminiscing I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams. Gannon & Kent By Dr. Jim Ferguson This bittersweet Christmas classic, recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, always reminds me of soldiers far from home. However, that thought is too restrictive because the...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Lessons learned in my (almost) 78 years More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely The day after Christmas I will turn 78 years old. I’ve often said that in my head I’m 35 and sometimes that thought can cause problems for my much older body. I am grateful for my many years,...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Heaven for all or for some? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I love Christian principles and strive to live by them. I firmly believe that those principles that helped mold Western civilization have led to a better world than one that...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
You Are Welcome At Eastminster Church By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com This column will be published the day before Christmas Eve. I want to invite you to my church, Eastminster Presbyterian, for a beautiful candlelight service at 5:00 p.m. the night before...
by design | Dec 22, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Looking Forward To 2025 President-elect Donald Trump’s approval ratings have never been higher. 54% of the respondents of a CNN poll indicate they believe Trump will do a good job when he returns to the White House. 55% approve...
by design | Dec 22, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Senator From Arkansas John L. McClellan By Ray Hill John Little McClellan remains the longest serving United States senator from Arkansas. Not one to waste words, John L. McClellan had the appearance of a fierce church elder merely waiting to spot the first...
