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R.A. Tea Mathews: Did you hear about the game and the prizes?

  • By R.A. Tea Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
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R.A. Tea Mathews: Do you know whose water you are carrying?

  • By R.A. Tea Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
Life & Arts

R.A. Tea Mathews: Let nothing separate you from God

  • By R.A. Tea Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
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R.A. Tea Mathews: If you think you have it, you probably don’t

  • By R.A. Tea Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
Life & Arts

R.A. Tea Mathews: Do not forget what your eyes have seen

  • By R.A. Tea Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
Life & Arts

R.A. Tea Mathews: Two nameless mechanics from Christmas 2016

  • By R.A. Tea Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Dec 24, 2022
  • Comments

It was a cold day, but the gas station waiting area was heated. That small room, about 7 by 12 feet, had a desk and cash register facing the glass window. A huge television was on and broadcasting a sporting event.

Life & Arts

R.A. Tea Mathews: No one knew why nearly everyone had to move

  • By R.A. Tea Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Dec 17, 2022
  • Comments

Pearl Harbor — FDR.

Life & Arts

R.A. Tea Mathews: Do you know who can dish out some splat?

  • By R.A. Tea Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Dec 10, 2022
  • Comments

Mike Goodwin, a comedian, tells the story of a phone call he made to a woman in his church. He said she answered with an attitude.

Life & Arts

R.A. Tea Mathews: Believe that the impossible is possible

  • By R.A. Tea Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Dec 3, 2022
  • Comments

As a rule of thumb, you don’t want to make an angel mad. But he did just that.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Never forget that you are just one call away

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Nov 26, 2022
  • Comments

It’s a sweet memory — words my mom used to say to me.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Learn the question above all other questions

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Nov 19, 2022
  • Comments

It had to go a certain way.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Have you ever wondered why they wandered?

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Nov 12, 2022
  • Comments

Can you imagine getting lost in some desolate area of the world? Not just you, but your whole family? Aunts, uncles, and cousins. Grandma and Grandpa. All of you wandering around for a week with nothing in sight?

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Now you know a part of the rest of the story

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Nov 5, 2022
  • Comments

Many will remember an endearing broadcaster known as Paul Harvey. The radio personality told obscure information in his famous broadcasts that ended with, “And now you know (dramatic pause) the rest of the story.”

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Don’t you wish it had been you that morning?

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Oct 29, 2022
  • Comments

They came from far and wide — a sea of men. None was rich, but each was dressed immaculately in a dark suit with polished shoes.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Did you hear what the town tart had to say?

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Oct 22, 2022
  • Comments

Her name is Alice. She’s in her 80s, beautiful, and radiates the Holy Spirit.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Powerful men don’t usually come apart at the seams

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Oct 15, 2022
  • Comments

They had a meltdown.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: In a fight, you will want the Big Guy

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Oct 8, 2022
  • Comments

He set a trap.

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The First Baptist Church of Huntington began in a log cabin 150 years this October
Religion

The First Baptist Church of Huntington began in a log cabin 150 years this October

  • By MAGGIE SUSA msusa@hdmediallc.com
  • Oct 4, 2022
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HUNTINGTON -- The First Baptist Church of Huntington celebrates its 150th anniversary this October. It is the oldest African American church in Huntington.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Three, who unexpectedly walked in a cloud

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Oct 1, 2022
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It’s possible. Right here in the United States, you can walk through a cloud. Interested?

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Are Rosh Chodesh and Rosh Hashanah right for you?

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Sep 24, 2022
  • Comments

Three mysteries.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Calculators do not make change

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Sep 18, 2022
  • Comments

The cash register screen said $.49. That was my change.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Do you know which way you should go?

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Sep 11, 2022
  • Comments

It’s called “The Valley of Dry Bones.”

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: Don’t give up on your dream

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Sep 4, 2022
  • Comments

He was old. Very, very old. A man with a dream.

Life & Arts

R.A. Mathews: The best insurance in the world!

  • By R.A. Mathews For the Gazette-Mail
  • Aug 20, 2022
  • Comments

We’re a sleepy nation — one-third of all Americans nap every day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 83.6 million Americans don’t get enough rest.

Essays on Faith: You are never alone, even if it may feel that way sometimes
Religion

Essays on Faith: You are never alone, even if it may feel that way sometimes

  • By Peggy Toney Horton Essays on Faith
  • Sep 17, 2021
  • Comments

In a conversation with a friend whose husband recently passed away, I found myself in a difficult situation. “The loneliness is unbearable,” she said. “We were married for 55 years!”

Essays on Faith: Such an awkward business --- why do it?
Religion

Essays on Faith: Such an awkward business --- why do it?

  • By R.A. Mathews Essays on Faith
  • Sep 10, 2021
  • Comments

It’s called many things: sparking, wooing, courting, keeping company, hanging out.

Essays on Faith: This is where to go and what to do
Religion

Essays on Faith: This is where to go and what to do

  • By R.A. Mathews
  • Sep 3, 2021
  • Comments

She shops at a place I love, and she’s hard to miss. A bundle of joy, this woman is always laughing and smiling, full of cheerful words for the clerks.

Essays on Faith: The Spartan king hidden in Scripture
Religion

Essays on Faith: The Spartan king hidden in Scripture

  • By R.A. Mathews Essays on Faith
  • Aug 27, 2021
  • Comments

It is 480 B.C. and a certain king named Xerxes is in a foul mood. He’s just been defeated in battle.

Essays on Faith: A big fish tale you won’t believe
Religion

Essays on Faith: A big fish tale you won’t believe

  • By R.A. Mathews Essays on Faith
  • Aug 20, 2021
  • Comments

We’ve all heard them — highly unlikely stories. Also known as big fish tales. The kind of fictions that cause old men to yell “Balderdash!”

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