by Tina Neeley | Jul 10, 2025 | Cover
JIM DOBSON doesn’t talk much about what he’s done. He talks about who stood beside him. He doesn’t claim strength. He remembers support. That belief — that he never stood alone — has carried him from the battlefield to the school hallway. “My soldiers got me back to...
by Sara Hook | Jun 12, 2025 | Cover
THE LEVENGOOD dinner table is a lively place, with two parents, six kids, and — frequently — guests. They have an open table, Billy Levengood said, and they almost always have food to share. The Levengood family is just as lively and just as generous in their everyday...
by Jeriah Brumfield | May 8, 2025 | Cover
THE WAVES lap gently at the shore as you sink your toes into the warm, sun-kissed sand. A soft ocean breeze carries the smell of salt and coconut sunscreen, blending with the distant, delighted squeals of children building sandcastles nearby. With a chilled drink in...
by Gabriel Huff | Apr 17, 2025 | Cover
BJ SYLVIA walks with an invisible ache in her heart, sinking ever deeper and never relenting for long. The tightness does not emanate guilt, anger, or regret. Instead, it betrays the soul of a mother and teacher burdened by the pain of children — some deeply hurt,...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 1, 2025 | Cover
SUSAN BINKLEY walks the construction site with both pride and purpose, her eyes scanning the 24,000-square-foot building. The sun catches the gleaming metal roof of a sprawling barn-like structure, its silhouette rising against rolling farmland like a promise coming...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Feb 26, 2025 | Cover
“North Carolina needs you,” Megan Moorehead thought to herself. The moment her phone rang, Moorehead knew something was wrong. It had been days since she’d heard from her friend in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene tore through the region, leaving destruction in...
