Why I’ve been a spiritual hobo for a few years

Maybe I’ll try church again. Two years ago, I’d been exiled from my church home four months before. One Sunday, I went to a service at a local megachurch, hiding myself in the crowd. And I asked God why I hadn’t found a spiritual home yet, if I ever would. And in the dimmed lightContinueContinue reading “Why I’ve been a spiritual hobo for a few years”

Lumberton man sentenced to almost three years for producing child pornography

George Patrick Ashy | Photo: Hardin County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on October 5, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A 34-year-old Lumberton man has been sentenced to federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston said in a news releaseContinueContinue reading “Lumberton man sentenced to almost three years for producing child pornography”

End of an era

Last winter, I drove our vacuum cleaner that was just about as old as me down to Goodwill to be donated. Here is my little brother standing beside it just before I loaded it into the car. It might sound silly, but I was felt kind of sentimental about donating it. I have many memoriesContinueContinue reading “End of an era”