by Michael Helms | Dec 22, 2003 | Opinion
A favorite Christmas song for many is “The Little Drummer Boy.” The song tells the story of a child who hears about the birth of a king, worthy of one’s finest gift. Like the newborn king, the song says he is “a poor boy, too.” Even so,...
by Michael Helms | Dec 12, 2003 | Opinion
If you want a song that’ll put you in a melancholy mood, listen to Mavis Staples sing “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” on the album Johnny Cash released just before he died. Mavis Staples sang that song years ago at the Grand Ole Opry with Johnny and...
by Michael Helms | Nov 27, 2003 | Opinion
By this time, most of us have had our fill of turkey and dressing and all the fixings. Few, if any of us have ever known what it’s like to be hungry. We know it’s not like this in every place in this world. We care but we try not to give it much thought....
by Michael Helms | Oct 2, 2003 | Opinion
I watched recently as one of my twin nephews, both starters on their high school football team, went down with a season-ending knee injury. In the scheme of the world’s problems, a torn ACL may not sound like much. But in the world of a high school athlete,...
by Michael Helms | Sep 23, 2003 | Opinion
I’ve been wearing a hospital bracelet on my arm for about two months. It’s a rather odd piece of jewelry. One of my friends put it on my arm at church before I could protest. “We are going to wear these until Chandler’s healed,” she said....
