On Behalf of the Blair Coalition of Churches, I would like to thank all of the wonderful people who attended our Thirteenth Annual Blair Day on Saturday, April 28th. The weather, food and fellowship were exceptional. The Newberry Boy Scouts, McCrorey Liston Girl Scouts, Fairfield Central Band, Fairfield Central ROTC, Classic Car Clubs, Classic Truck […]
From the Pulpit: Patience needed
May 3, 2018 By
In my current work I do a lot of driving. I drive throughout twelve states, and in my travels I navigate several kinds of roads. I operate my truck on interstates, state highways, county roads, city streets, and even rural roads that many people would not consider roads at all. Often times, the congregations I […]
Letters: Still Caring and Still Open
May 3, 2018 By
NPR 2/28/18 “The National Rural Health Association says 673 rural hospitals are at risk to close, and 210 of those are at “extreme risk”— 60 rural hospitals closed between 2010 and February 2016.” These facts portend a serious health and economic crisis for rural communities like Fairfield across the nation. However, our hospital, Fairfield Memorial […]
From the Pulpit: We Can Trust the Word of God
April 26, 2018 By
In the first chapter of his first epistle, the apostle Peter wrote about the salvation we have received in Christ Jesus. In so doing, he described the means by which we learn of that salvation, that being the word of God. In his description of the word of God found in I Peter (1:22-2:3), he […]
From the Pulpit: I was Exhausted
April 19, 2018 By
This past Wednesday I had a very hard day at work. There was a lot of heavy lifting, and for a man who is approximately twenty-five years past his physical prime that is not a good thing. I just don’t recover as quickly as when I was younger. When I got home, I sat down […]
Letter to the Editor: Lost in Cyber Space
April 12, 2018 By
Certainly, the internet is a plus for mankind, but it is also a bane to states’ funding due to an unworkable “hit and miss” remote tax collection system. The 45 states which have a sales tax are losing over $13,000,000,000 yearly in taxes on remote transactions according to an estimate by the GAO. South Carolina’s […]
Letter to Editor: TVs Cover Fire Drill
March 29, 2018 By
We should all thank local TV stations WIS and WLTX for their apparent renewed interest in our county. Hopefully, the stations’ recent rapid response to cover a fire drill at FCHS was emblematic of their commitment to cover Fairfield County. One might guess the stations’ helicopters spotted the commotion at FCHS and dispatched their roving […]
From the Pulpit: I Turned 35 Last Week
March 29, 2018 By
B It’s hard to believe that I recently turned 35 years old this past week. As a matter of fact, everyone who knows me believes this is simply impossible! Well, the fact of the matter I did turn 35 years old just a few days ago. On February 27, 1983 I was baptized into Christ, […]
Guest Editorial: Ridgeway Council is overreaching
March 22, 2018 By
I found myself reminded today of the necessity to keep the relative size of things in perspective. The term big-government does not refer just to the number of people involved or the geographic area it represents. A prime example of that is the over-reach that the Ridgeway Town Council is executing over the monies raised […]
