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Legislative Update: Taking the Field for the Second Half of the Legislative Session

What do the college football national championship game and the South Carolina Legislature have in common? Both have two halves that can be very different as to who comes out on top! If you are an Alabama fan, you... Continue Reading »

Wholly Healthy: Treating Addiction

We’re seeing a significant increase in substance abuse these days. There are the usual suspects — marijuana, pain pills and sedatives. But heroin is up, and so, sadly, is the use of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Physicians are routinely... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: Don’t Sneeze Your Dream Away

We were one sneeze away from never hearing about Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream. King describes the incident in his final speech. He was signing copies of his first book at 29 years old in Harlem, N.Y., when he... Continue Reading »

President’s Perspective: Charge On!

“Our best days are behind us. Hope for unity is gone, and the future of the church is uncertain.” This has always been the message of the enemy. After all, he is a deceiver and wants nothing more than... Continue Reading »

Editor’s Word: The Virtue of Waiting

Isaiah 40:31 says, “Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.” Who you wait... Continue Reading »

Comic Belief: A Box of Chocolates

People talk about resolutions in January. This year I will burn off those Christmas desserts, tear up the credit cards and live a wonderful life. One pastor’s New Year’s resolution was to get to know his deacons. His next... Continue Reading »

Wholly Healthy: Vulnerable All Around Us

It is appropriate that we, as believers, protect the rights of the unborn. We do this because we recognize that their lives have intrinsic value, in the image of God, as soon as they come into existence at conception.... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: What’s Your Moonshot?

“We choose to go to the moon.” With these words from John F. Kennedy, the United States of America began an accelerated mission to put the first man on the moon. No one could fathom a man standing on... Continue Reading »

Editor’s Word: Resolutions or Renewals?

Instead of making New Year’s resolutions this year (that we typically do not keep), let me challenge you to make a renewed commitment to simply obey the counsel found in the Bible. We can plan, prepare, and reminisce, but... Continue Reading »

Legislative Update: Protecting Our Values Means Participating in the Process

Speaking at the dedication ceremony for the National Archives Building in 1952, President Harry Truman, referring to the Constitution and the Bill or Rights, said, “We find it hard to believe that liberty could ever be lost in this... Continue Reading »

Wholly Healthy: Carbon Monoxide Alert

This is a time of year when we physicians have to remind ourselves to pay attention and readjust our collective focus. Human illnesses are often quite seasonal, whether that means allergies in the spring and autumn, flu and pneumonia... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: An Orchard Lies Inside

Santa always fills my wife Leisa’s stocking with fruit and gives all the rest of us candy. He’s been doing that for her since she was a kid. The first year of marriage, he didn’t for some reason —... Continue Reading »