2023-05-24

Strange But True


— * According to Cunningham’s Law, the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer. * Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong once asked President Richard Nixon to carry his bags through customs for him because Armstrong was “an old man.” We feel pretty sure Nixon wasn’t aware […]

Have You Heard About After School Satan Clubs?


Sometimes it’s difficult to approach news items with the proper balance of bemusement, curiosity and wariness. (Sometimes it’s difficult to approach news items at all, when there are shouts of “When are you going to carry out the garbage?” and “That lawn isn’t going to mow itself!” But I digress.) According to a story at The Hill, After School Satan […]

Tappahannock Area Devotional Page

Getting Along with Difficult People

If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone – Romans 12:18 (AMPC) How do you react to people who are rude? Do you respond in love as the Word says we should, or do you join them in their ungodly behavior? I think there are a lot of rude and unpleasant people in the […]

Behind The Mike

THE COACH

I was only nine years old when I first encountered the man. We called him Coach. It was awkward for me because I bagged groceries at my uncle’s grocery store where he and his family shopped. I was playing catcher for the Mack’s Meat Heads Pee Wee baseball team in my hometown of Lexington, SC sponsored by Mack’s Cash and […]

Pushing up Daisies

Video Vs. Journaling

I often write about the healing power of journaling when it comes to grief recovery. When my grandson died, I found that writing and prayer were the most successful recovery techniques that I practiced. They not only brought me comfort, but they also helped me heal. As I wrote and as I prayed, I could actually feel the healing occur. […]

Prescription Costs $500 For A Month’s Supply

To Your Good Health By Dr. Keith Roach

DEAR DR. ROACH: What can you tell me about a prescription of 145 mcg of Linzess, and why a doctor would prescribe a pill over $500? What are the advantages to taking this? Surely, there must be something less expensive that will provide the same results. — J.P. ANSWER: Linaclotide (Linzess or Constella) is a medicine used for constipation, either […]