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Armchair Ponderings The spirit of Christmas in 1882Columns Editorial
First printed as an award-winning Arm-chair Ponderings in the Magnolia Gazette on 12/16/98. There he was again peering through the shop window. The young fisherman walked home daily at dusk after a hard day’s fishing...
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
We have waited and studied and thanked throughout the four weeks of the Advent season. By the time you are reading this, it may well be Christmas Day. It will certainly be one of the days immediately before Christmas....
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
Unfortunately, there are two deaths with connections to the town of Terry to report. This morning, I learned of the death of Albert Pleasant. He was a graduate of Terry High School and the widower of fellow graduate...
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Felder’s Winter Gardening GuideColumns Editorial
Lotta folks are moaning right now about the demise of their summer and fall garden. Not me. One of the things I admire most about gardeners in Great Britain is how they have moved past having just a big spring rush and...
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Armchair Ponderings A world of acronymsColumns Editorial
With so much stuff on the news ranging from the splash down of Artemis, the next Lunar mission vehicle that was so ho-hum to the press that it took a back seat to the prisoner swap of a barely known female basketball...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 7:7-8)Columns
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” (Matthew...
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Armchair Ponderings The truth can still hurtColumns Editorial
An open letter to Past President of the United States Donald J. Trump! It has been 81 years yesterday, since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, precipitating the war in the Far East. Millions of words have been...
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Christmas on the Coast: It’s the Perfect Start to the Holidays!Columns
The email in my inbox sounded so appealing: “From Thanksgiving to New Years, Beau Rivage in Biloxi is transformed into a winter wonderland adorned with larger-than-life nutcrackers, colossal Christmas ornaments,...
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Armchair Ponderings It’s never too late.Columns Editorial
The Coffee Caboose Roasters, LLC has been advertising in the Magnolia Gazette for several weeks; November 14th was the “soft opening” of this important new business in Tylertown, located in the historic GM&O...
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Felder’s Landscaping TipsColumns
Whether you go with ancient Latin’s autumnus, or prefer the American slang “fall” a common chore this reflective time of year can lead to how we approach our landscapes. As we corral plummeting foliageinto compost...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 7:6)Columns
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” (Matthew 7:6) In my office on Friday, an insightful observer made an interesting...
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You CAN Prepare an Entire Thanksgiving Dinner & Live to Tell the TaleColumns
“Getting a turkey, dressing and desserts on the Thanksgiving table is not that hard to do. But some people do get scared, especially when they’re cooking for a crowd and want everything to go perfectly.” Those...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 7:3-5)Columns
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in...
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Armchair Ponderings Downsizing; a challenge!Columns Editorial
Today, Sunday, is a bit early to pen this Thanksgiving column, it has to go to press early so that all involved can celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. I want to express my thankfulness for yesterday and to...
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Felder’s Fence TipsColumns
My son just committed actual crape murder, but we found a happy outcome by recycling the carcass into a funky fence for Felder. His huge tree, way too large to wrap my arms around, was heavily infested with bark scale,...
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Thanksgiving Checklist 101: Yes, it’s Time!Columns
To borrow a phrase uttered by a friend this week on social media. “Don’t fight me about this!” The difference between her statement and mine lies in one key fact. She made the comment while posting photos of her...
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Armchair Ponderings Twisted MindsColumns Editorial
Tuesday morning, election day. I got up this morning at my usual 5:00 AM fully expecting more political rhetoric from pundits on either side of the ballot. My thinking was that there was too much hope on the Republican...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 6:34)Columns
“Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6:34) In the Screwtape Letters, Screwtape counsels his young, demonic...
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Armchair Ponderings Daylight savings or midterms?Columns Editorial
This Sunday will mark the end of Daylight-saving Time, falling back to Standard Time; with next Tuesday ushering in the much-touted midterm elections throughout the country. All of the hullabaloo about who is going to...
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Felder’s Digging ForkColumns
Digging in the dirt for me has deep mental and philosophical connotations. As we physically turn it over we wipe clean a once-burgeoning cornucopia of shapes, color, flavors, fragrances, and butterflies, into a bare...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 6:32-33)Columns
“For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew...
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‘To Dip or Not to Dip?’ The Answer is Pretty ObviousColumns
I got a little feedback – make that pushback – from last week’s suggestion to make your own chicken and beef broth. I’m not sure I adequately explained how easy it is to simply let pour everything in a stockpot...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 6:28-30)Columns
“And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so...
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Do all questions have answers?Columns Editorial
The question of the day! Will today’s government pay off a portion of 43 million college loans to insure a vote for the blue party? The average, college loan debt balance came out at $37,667. Surprisingly only 2% or...
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