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We are approaching the end of our 40-day Lenten journey. The shadow of the cross looms large on an ever-approaching horizon. We know too well the pain of Christianity, the pain of Christian living. We may well have cringed with that pain, moved to avoid it, missed its mark and sinned. But, even our sin should not disturb us and keep us from recognizing God’s love for us. That’s the real message Lenten message. Even our sin can be a catalyst to recognizing God’s love for us. It may be the greatest catalyst.

Luna-Toones is a fun-loving pit bull girl weighing about 40 pounds (full grown) and was a year old this past July. She plays well with other dogs and people, loves to go for walks, and likes to ride in the car. She needs a home that has high-energy owners who will love her for her cute personality. Paws Place is a no-kill, nonprofit domestic animal rescue facility that provides sanctuary for unadoptable dogs and seeks loving homes for those that are. Its kennels are open 9 a.m.-noon daily.

A fellow came by the office last week with a clipping of a gorgeous evergreen shrub with fragrant light pink to almost white flowers. He had noticed the plant at his church and desperately wanted one for his home.

The list of evergreen plants with fragrant blooms in March is pretty short, so I didn’t have any trouble identifying it as winter daphne or daphne odora. I had some trouble helping the gentlemen understand how to keep the plant alive once he added it to his garden.

James and Katelyn Morris are the parents of a daughter, Hailey Marie Pearl Morris, born at 1:28 p.m. March 2 at Brunswick Community Hospital.

She weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 17 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Rudy and Crystal Azcona of Supply and Danny Ballard of Boiling Spring Lakes.

Paternal grandparents are Dean and Angela Morris of Boiling Spring Lakes and Steve Crooks of Sunset Harbor.

Rock and Beth Clewis of Boiling Spring Lakes are the parents of a son, Wyatt Earl Clewis, born at 4:06 p.m. Feb. 9, at Brunswick Community Hospital.

He weighed 9 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 21 inches long.

He joins sisters Caison, 13, and Carly, 18 months.

Maternal grandparents are Ann Caison of Supply and the late Edward Caison Jr.

Paternal grandparents are Earl and Barbara Clewis of Southport.

Great-grandparents are Mickey Robinson of Supply and Lucy Henry of Southport.

When most folks hear the word prophet, they think of major figures in history that have stirred the world, upset the status quo, and lived dangerously as a result. Names like Martin Luther, Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammed, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Dorothy Day, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Joan of Arc, Bishop Oscar Romero Sr., Dorothy Stang, John the Baptizer and Jesus, the Christ—Son of God and prophet beyond all prophets—emerge from our memories as heroic men and women who sought to save the world from its own bondage.

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Ronnie Milsap will bring his trademark country-soul voice to Brunswick County on Monday night, March 22, for a 7:30 p.m. performance in Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College.

Milsap’s music has earned him 40 No. 1 hits, six Grammy Awards and the industry's highest recognition—the coveted Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year award.

This has been a tough winter for cold weather wimps like me, and I have the chapped lips and cracked fingers to prove it. Yes, I know the former New Englanders are laughing hysterically and asking, “Would you like some cheese with that whine?”

Some of our plants have, like me, struggled with the colder-than-normal temperatures.

Too many people understand newness as novelty. As a result, they are reticent to accept change in their lives. A “same ole, same ole” existence is good enough for them. It’s comfortable, soothing and affirms the adage: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”