Opinion

One of the key aspects to my successful relationship with my spouse, the Carpenter, is my ability to knock this emotionally grounded man temporarily off kilter. It’s my love language and I express it well.

Along with Canada geese, snowbirds are returning.

It is important to clarify that Jesus’ instruction to “use not vain repetitions” (Matthew 6:7) does not mean that we should be careful how often we pray or how often we pray about specific subjects. 

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

I do not enjoy grocery shopping because I do not enjoy cooking. Well, to be fair, I do enjoy cooking if I have time and resources to do it properly. I rarely have either, and almost never both at the same time.

Last week people of the world witnessed an incredible scene from the White House as U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance lumped on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

Every two years, I prioritize my eye exam. By that I mean, the nice office administrator of my optometrist office calls to remind me it’s time to book my check-up, then books the appointment, and then calls me to remind me to show up for said appointment. And I do.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

As this newspaper hits the streets, residents will be making the trek to polling stations.

When I was in my impressionable early teens I regularly saw a book my dad was reading lying around the living room. It had a very dramatic cover with the title The Population Bomb. Above the title was the descriptive phrase “Population control or race to oblivion” and below was the ominous assertion

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

It’s not every day my son asks to hang out with me, so when he does I cancel everything and make time.