Our Clippings

Newspaper Clippings

Listed below are our scrapbook of newspaper clippings to date. Click on a title to bring up the full clipping, some are images scanned from the newspaper.

The Sacredness Of Work: Aug. 24, 2008. Whatever we do for the betterment of humankind is our work whether we draw a salary for it or not, and it is sacred unto God.
Guilt: Aug. 10, 2008. What is this inner urging which keeps us constantly dissatisfied with our behavior? Where does the voice come from that sometimes shouts, "Shame, shame?" Is there no relief from the annoying pain of who we are?
God of the Bible: July 27, 2008. The Bible is our most tangible exposure to God's past activity. We learn of God back then so we may know of God now.
An Impartial God: July 20, 2008. Some of the penalties life has a way of imposing upon us seem to be deserved and others undeserved. Yet we must never allow life's injustices to create doubt about the ultimate justice of God.
The Risk Factor: July 13, 2008. It would be great if life came with a solid guarantee that nothing unpredictable would arise, but life is not put together that way.
Church At Its Best: July 6, 2008. Church at its best is a fellowship of people equipping themselves for ministry and witness. If we are serious about God we cannot leave church in the same way we leave the theater.
One Nation Under God: June 29, 2008. When majority opinion rules out divisive and subversive elements, our country can function as a united people. "One nation under God" gives our nation a rallying point.
Coloring Outside the Lines: June 22, 2008. For the most part, the people who give us new inventions are those who challenge the way things have always been, offering us new ways of facing old problems.
A Day For Fathers: June 15, 2008. There is a masculine dimension to life that is often highlighted on Father's Day.
The Cost of Friendship: June 9, 2008. The truth is that in every serious friendship we lay down some of our life. We give up something for the good of another.
Ill-Gotten Gain: June 1, 2008. The cost of ill-gotten gain is a heavy item on the ledger sheet of life.
Keepership: May 18, 2008. Throughout the scriptures we sense a call to "keepership," which we do well to adhere. We cannot neglect a fellow human being with an easy conscience.
Mothers Day: May 11, 2008. Mother's Day comes again to call attention to that special person in our birthing process. It is fitting that we celebrate this maternal contribution to our existence.
Pride: May 4, 2008. Pride has a way of becoming the dominant source of motivation in everything we do and has strong possibilities for serving God, yet it often becomes the tool of Satan.
Our Way Of Seeing Things: April 27, 2008. There is emotional and spiritual strength in knowing what we believe and why we believe it. At some point along the journey we must stop living like religious parasites trying to imitate the faith of our fathers.
Talking with God: April 20, 2008. Communication with God is our most helpful resource in facing the issues of life. No human privilege is more valuable than the opportunity for intimate contact with our heavenly Father.
Seasonal Change: April 13, 2008. Just as the change from winter to spring can be tumultuous, so can our Christian life.
Fact or Fiction: April 5, 2008. One of the most consistent frailties of our human nature is a tendency to make evaluations without knowing all the facts.
ZACCHAEUS (Monologue): March 30, 2008. What can turn a man from greedy tax collector to Philanthropist?
Sensible Belief: March 16, 2008. What is reasonable for us to expect from God?
Walking With God: Dec. 2nd, 2007. Walking with God is a beautiful way of describing our Christian pilgrimage.
Objectivity: Oct. 14th, 2007. Objectivity is an elusive virtue; no matter how hard we try to be flexible and open we end up seeing what we want to see.
"Junior" & Grace Clark: celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.
(Page 15A of Sunday, October 14th Newport Plain Talk.
The challenge of people: Oct. 7th, 2007. One of life's biggest adjustments is to the populated world in which we live.
Giving Vs. Getting: Sept. 30th, 2007. There are two approaches we can take toward life: that of getting and that of giving. Sometimes they get out of balance.
The truth about ignorance: Sept. 23rd, 2007. Why is it that some folk who appear to know nothing have the answers to everything?
Learning to survive: Sept. 16th, 2007. Life is filled with many complicated issue; we live in a world in which we can be hurt, yet can also bring great satisfaction.
The Bible: Sept. 9th, 2007. A look at what the Bible is and how we can benefit from it.
My Lord and my labor: Sept. 2nd. 2007. It is essential to our human health and happiness to have a wholesome sense of productivity...
See also, sermon: "Work as Worry or Worship"
Newport Presbyterian donates to Smoky Mountain Hospice: July 27th, 2005. On Sunday, July 10th, the congregation of Newport Presbyterian Church presented representatives of Smoky Mountain Home Health & Hospice with a check...