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July 18, 2025

Charles Wesley Naylor

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The Word: The image in the mirror

February 9, 2025 Charles Wesley Naylor

The mirror is a very common object. We have all seen our images in mirrors, as well as those of other people and objects. Two things are evident about these images. First, there must be […]

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The Word: A cure for heart trouble

February 2, 2025 Charles Naylor

Heart trouble is a serious and highly unpleasant thing. We always feel sympathy for people who are so afflicted. Trouble with the natural heart, however, is not nearly so serious nor does it cause such […]

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The Word: The big end of trouble

January 19, 2025 North State Journal Staff

I once saw the following in a paper: “Trouble has a way of coming, Big end first; And when seen at its appearing, Looks its very worst.” Many people are always seeing trouble. They are […]

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The Word: Two sunsets

January 12, 2025 Charles Wesley Naylor

We stood on the brow of the hill gazing out over the valley beneath us. In the distant west the sun sank quietly and serenely toward the horizon. The purpling shadows of the hills grew […]

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The Word: Sunshine thieves

November 20, 2024 Charles Wesley Naylor

There was a certain kindergarten teacher who had one of her pupils mark on the blackboard each day to represent the weather. She had colored crayons, and different colors represented the different kinds of weather: […]

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The Word: Be Brave

November 14, 2024 Charles Wesley Naylor

Be brave. Only the brave are strong. The coward is a weakling; if he has strength, he dares not use it. We must be brave, for life is a battle. The forces of good and evil are […]

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The Word: Putting clouds over the sun

November 2, 2024 Charles Wesley Naylor

A little boy was walking down the street rejoicing in the possession of a bright new penny. He was going to buy some candy with it — and he could almost taste it already. But […]

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The Word: Wherever you go

October 23, 2024 Charles Wesley Naylor

  CAPTION: “Christ Carrying the Cross” by El Greco (c. 1580) is a painting in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (Public Domain) By Charles Naylor One day as Jesus […]

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The Word: My daddy won’t let you

October 17, 2024 Charles Wesley Naylor

A little boy was walking along a road one day when he met two larger boys. They sought to have some fun with the little boy by teasing him. One began to frighten him by […]

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The Word: The shot that missed

October 5, 2024 Charles Wesley Naylor

An archery contest was in progress. One after another the contestants stepped up to the line, took careful aim, and let their arrows fly at the target. Arrow after arrow embedded its point in the […]

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