After a lifetime of self-promotion, resume-writing and virtue-signaling are we really expected to stop the flossing, the sit-ups and any effort to appear productive and successful?
Graber: A spiritual ‘bridge too far’ Read More »
In late October of 2015, 36-year-old Ver’mon “Mony” Steve was duct-taped, kidnapped, and murdered in Beaufort. As with many violent deaths, the jagged ripples tore through family, friends, and the community at large, leaving heartache behind. Now, more than 10 years later, his spirit is being celebrated through the creation of Mony’s House, which includes efforts to educate young people about audio engineering, music production, and cinema at camps this summer. These are all things that aligned with Ver’mon’s interests while he was alive.
Mony’s House summer camps celebrate the pursuit of a creative life Read More »
By Terry Manning “Everybody cheats.“ When my classmate said that, I felt my pulse quicken. My earlobes warmed as heat escaped the collar of my shirt. “Not everybody,” I said.
They are who we thought they were Read More »
Mr. Trump must recognize the utility of peace with the Pope if he plans to retain Catholic voter support in November 2026. Apologizing would go a long way to rehabilitating his image. No one is asking him to kneel on the church steps in Canossa and ask the Pope for forgiveness as Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did in 1077. A simple expression of regret and sorrow would do.
In a recent The Island News op-ed called “A time and a place for everything,” author Louise Mathews wrote that she objects to athletes who speak out about LGBTQA+ “rights.”
Mathews promotes small-mindedness Read More »
Vonna Allen had stepped outside her hotel overlooking the Sea of Galilee to write a letter of prayer to Israel. The women traveling with her had been asked to write prayers and messages of encouragement to the country. Allen carried her paper to a quiet hill near the hotel outside Capernaum, looking across the water as she began to write. Then she heard explosions. “Boom! Boom!”
Beaufort women caught in Israel during missile strikes Read More »
So often in the Lowcountry, we have an experience of awe when seeing a beautiful sunset across the marsh or while walking dogs on silvery beaches below infinite sky and clouds. But today I experienced a different kind of awe — the awe of experiencing a human moment that we seldom seem to experience these days.
A sense of awe over Coffee Read More »
The Black church isn’t bad just because it’s Black, and any white person who thinks so is fooling themselves if they think they are good just because they are white.
Sorry, the Black church is not the problem Read More »
