As I write to you, we’ve just completed the first week of the 2013 General Assembly Session. We’ll take a break for three weeks for everyone from newly-elected members, newly-elected leaders as well as committee chairs to get settled in. We’ll reconvene February 5 for the remaining 26 days of s
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The first full week of 2013 brings not only us a chance to start fresh, but also a new start to our favorite shows. In the first case I will describe shows that were cancelled on one network only to be brought back by another. Cougar Town has been a favorite of mine since its inception in 2009.
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I’ve heard a lot of talk about New Year’s resolutions in the past few days. As I’ve said before, I’ve quit making them.

Although Lee was a black Methodist, at times it was necessary for him to become a Jew (It's ok to say "Jew"; it is found some 83 times in the Bible).
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Garey’s mom, Agnes, went back to her home in Alabama yesterday. She had been staying with us for the past two months. She broke her hip in early November while she was visiting, so her surgery had to be performed in Bowling Green, and her physical therapy had to happen in Morgantown. It was ha

The above title was on a magazine cover I saw once. As I read that title, I could not help but stand amazed at the extent to which our society has become enamored with self.
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The New Year’s Resolution tradition goes all the way back to 153 B.C. Legend has it that Janus, a mythical king of early Rome, was placed at the head of the calendar. Having two faces, Janus could look back as well as ahead.
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Our new year, 2013, still sounds odd to many of us. It’s the first “13” most of us have entered. My grandparents lived in 1913: my grandfather was 12, and my grandmother was nine. But, that year wasn’t a part of any of their stories. A hundred years ago, things were not like today.
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If I ever hear a real Southerner say “husking” corn (It’s “shucking”!), I’m running to the nearest church with an old-fashioned altar and bawling my eyes out.
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