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Old Testament: “... The eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.” Deuteronomy 11:12
New Testament: “... Call the …
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By Sharon Womack
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1/6/22
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Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered …
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By Tim Bowes
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1/6/22
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January brings new beginnings, New Year resolutions (that most of us do not keep), and new opportunity. Someone once said that if you look at the roadblock of obstacles you will miss the path to …
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By David Hess | Roxboro Chief of Police
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1/6/22
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Thanks to state Sen. Jeff Jackson bowing out of North Carolina’s Democratic primary, the 2022 field for U.S. Senate is coming into focus. We now have a likely nominee (Cheri Beasley) facing one …
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By John Hood
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1/6/22
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Who is the most famous North Carolinian today?
If you check the latest edition of the World Almanac as I do this time every year, you will find a list of “Famous North …
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By D.G. Martin
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1/6/22
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When we speak of the “end times’ today, we’re generally referring to the time directly preceding the rapture of the church and the seven-year tribulation.
Jesus seemed to refer …
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By Angenette Humphrey
Watchman on the Wall
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12/22/21
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So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you …
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By Tim Bowes
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12/22/21
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Did Fagin’s pickpockets stimulate the economy of London?
’Tis the season to reference a different Charles Dickens classic, I know, but I happen to have Oliver Twist on the brain. You …
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By John Hood
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12/22/21
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“Are there new North Carolina books that would be good holiday presents for hard-to-give-to people on my list?”
I get that question every year just before Christmas. Answering it gives …
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By D.G. Martin
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12/22/21
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Also Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers …
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By Tim Bowes
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12/17/21
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On Sept. 15, I wrote a column responding to President Joe Biden’s announcement of a new federal mandate that large employers, federal contractors, and certain other business establishments …
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By John Hood
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12/17/21
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Should the UNC System headquarters be moved from Chapel Hill to Raleigh where it could be conveniently closer to other state educational agencies and the state legislature that has ultimate control …
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By D.G. Martin
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12/17/21
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