You should clothe yourselves with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
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Nearing the end of my 60th year, I’m noticing that a lot of friends and acquaintances around my age have either retired or are counting down the days. Meanwhile, I’m fixing things so that I can take a retirement trip and never leave the farm.
I love lists. That’s an understatement, but there isn’t a way to express how much I love seeing a grouping of thoughts separated by commas that express a more complex and complete idea.
Out and About lists current events sponsored by nonprofit groups in Bertie County. Please send listings to the Bertie Ledger-Advance, P.O. Box 69, Windsor, NC 27983, or e-mail them to twhite@ncweeklies.com. All events must be submitted by 4 p.m. each Monday.
I have been so blessed in my life to encounter God in powerful ways.
Friends and neighbors from the next ridge over reported that a bear had been terrorizing the bird feeders in their neighborhood. We didn’t give it much thought before Sunday morning.
There is a prayer in the rites for both Evening Prayer and Compline which I find a source of both comfort and strength when I pray it.
Half a century ago, the United Nations declared April 22 to be celebrated as Earth Day. Since then, various actions from international agreements to national legislation to personal habits have made literally tons of improvements.
The things that young people are doing to dress up their vehicles these days often defy logic. A huge, super-duty, built-for-heavy-lifting pickup truck with low-profile mag wheels bathed in soft-pink neon light just should not be allowed.
Out and About lists current events sponsored by nonprofit groups in Bertie County. Please send listings to the Bertie Ledger-Advance, P.O. Box 69, Windsor, NC 27983, or e-mail them to twhite@ncweeklies.com. All events must be submitted by 4 p.m. each Monday.
For anyone to have two or three real friends in their lifetime is a blessing. Real friends are tough to come by in this life. I don’t mean enjoyable people. I mean confidants — the type of people who are in your life for you.
D.G. Martin is a retired lawyer, politician and university administrator and is host of UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Bookwatch” at 3 p.m. on Sundays and 5 p.m. on Tuesdays.
You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old. Fear your God; I am Yahweh."
Out and About lists current events sponsored by nonprofit groups in Bertie County. Please send listings to the Bertie Ledger-Advance, P.O. Box 69, Windsor, NC 27983, or e-mail them to twhite@ncweeklies.com. All events must be submitted by 4 p.m. each Monday.
In these uncertain times, there can be silver linings.
Luke, the physician turned reporter, goes to as many eyewitnesses of Jesus to create an account that serves Gentile believers. He directs them toward Jesus’ mission to bring everyone into faith.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Celebrity zookeeper and animal TV show host Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with dementia and will retire from public life, his family said.
My mother recently went out to check her mailbox and found it stuffed with a single package. “Jammed” is a better word.
