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My husband was a pastor for many years. And as such, he has always attempted to hold his public image as close to clean and shiny as he possibly could.

Last week we began to scratch the surface of a story that goes back to the very basement of time: the story of the Jewish people.

Several years ago, Scarlette and her husband sent James and me to a beautiful B & B for our 35th anniversary. I think it was in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. We walked around the well-manicured yards before coming in for breakfast.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2024 DEAR ABBY: My daughter, “Virginia,” age 27, lives with her boyfriend, “Ray,” on the East Coast and teaches kindergarten. Last month, she confided that she had caught him cheating. She saw texts on his phone.

DEAR ABBY: I got out of rehab two months ago. While I was there, I met someone. “Annie” lives in Florida, and I live in California. We both are doing great, and I believe we make each other stronger. Do you think a long-distance relationship can work? I hear it’s not possible.

Remember from your childhood all those stories about that man or woman “who lives right over there?” That person you knew from experience - yours or others - to avoid at all costs. Those stories varied from a witch, to scary dude, to mean as a junk yard dog. Yeah, me too.

From the moral argument presented over the last few weeks, we determined that since the Great Designer and Creator is necessary for moral values to exist in created humans, He must be a Moral Being Himself who has imparted moral values to human beings — via the imago Dei—with the expectation that...

For holiday baking, these two recipes are family and friends’ favorites I have been asked to repeat again and again. The first is a cake my mother used to bake and even sell during the Christmas season years ago. I still make one once in a while and share with friends and family.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2024 DEAR ABBY: My elementary school teacher passed away recently. I hadn’t seen her in more than 20 years because of how she made me feel. I remember her as manipulative and having a negative attitude toward the less fortunate.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024 DEAR ABBY: I have been friends with a couple for 30 years. Both are alcoholics. They function, work at farmers’ markets, are sociable, have a house and pay their bills.