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TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025 DEAR ABBY: I live five hours away from my hometown. My mom is 98 and in assisted living there. In recent years, my younger sister has become cruel to our mom and is trying to take advantage of her.

DEAR ABBY: I recently received a voicemail from my brother that recorded a conversation he was having with his wife. It was clear he didn’t know he had accidentally dialed my phone during this conversation.

When I can’t be the one… As I drove past the downtrodden woman walking the sidewalk with head hung down, I sensed a sad, hopeless being. I prayed a little prayer that the Lord would bless her some way, somehow.

Quote; “I have been accused of being too hard on my sons. I totally disagree. Undisciplined boys become undisciplined men. Undisciplined men are found in prisons, hospitals and graveyards.” – Steve Harvey; comedian, author, actor, and television host. You’ve been around them, we all have.

By Ty B. Kerley Continuing the discussion from last week on inspiration, biblical scholar Matthew Barrett warns, “If we reject inspiration, we are rejecting the Bible’s testimony concerning itself. . . . it is difficult to ignore the evidence that the Bible does affirm its own inspiration.

THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025 DEAR ABBY: The grocery store a mile from our house has recently gone through a major expansion and upgrade. I have shopped there my entire life. The store has two points of ingress and egress. I have always entered through the door most convenient for me.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2025 DEAR ABBY: After years of disappointment, I finally found the man of my dreams. How do I tell him he isn’t doing certain things right in the bedroom without it being uncomfortable? I have mentioned it before, but it didn’t stick.

TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025 DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married for 12 years. We have a beautiful family a 12-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. My husband is not close with his side of the family. We are very close to mine.

SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025 DEAR ABBY: I have been with my wife for 40 years, including 32 years of marriage. I have done the best I could as a boyfriend, a fiance, a husband and a father to our two adult children, and I continue to do so today.

The crux of the matter is simply this: Is the Bible authoritative? To this stage, all of the articles in this column ultimately lead to this question. This is ground zero for the Christian and skeptic alike—those like Michael. You remember Michael.