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The title says it all. With seven decades of living experience, I thought that I had seen most everything that life had to show. Well, I’ve been proven wrong.

America, wake-up! A new war has begun. Call it a new revolution or another civil war. You can choose any name you wish; they all translate the same. Make no mistake – we are at war.

Most of the civilized (the term is used loosely here) nations of the world understand what is happening here better than we do.

South Carolina is a solidly red, Republican state or so says the media and most observers. However, a closer look into history and the current state of politics might surprise you.

In 1974, a Lowcountry dentist named Jim Edwards waged a massive grassroots campaign to become the first Republican governor in 100 years. And it was only within the last two decades that Republicans gained majorities in the South Carolina General Assembly and among our state’s nine constitutional officers.

The season of the light is upon us – a time of year that provides us with an opportunity to reflect on what we have as well as focus on how we can make life better for others who may not be as fortunate.

South Carolina has more than 900,000 seniors, and that number is expected to double over the next 15 years, with those 50 and older accounting for nearly half of our state’s population by the year 2030, according to census projections.

The Bible predicts the coming of a true messiah. After Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, God proclaimed that an offspring of Eve would crush the devil’s head, while the devil would bruise her offspring’s heel (in Genesis 3:15).

This word gave hope to Adam and Eve and their descendants that one day the devil would be totally defeated, even though the woman’s seed would have his heel bruised by Satan.