Cover Stories:
10 districts increase giving
and
Christmas at Asbury Place

INSIDE

The Soldiers in Iraq
Holston families light candles for loved ones who are away at war during the holidays.
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Stroud Loses
A Philadelphia clergywoman loses her ministerial credentials after acknowledging a lesbian relationship.
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Grave Subject
Is it our mission to be caretakers of cemeteries, or to care for the living who are still dead in Christ? A pastor's feedback.
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Hiwassee Appeal
Hiwassee College plans to appeal a pending decision by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
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_{Unless otherwise noted, all articles written by Annette Spence Bender}