I also have a sampling of some of the feature articles and photos I have done since 2002.

I also started a new Bible study column series in 2001, "Bible Questions and Answers.

For questions about Photojournalism, see my PhotoJ Q&A page.

"Through a Glass Darkly," My Social Commentary Columns
A Pattern Emerges: 10 Handguns, 5 Calibers	June 1, 2008
Baddest Tactical Pistol No. 6: Glock 20 10mm	May 11, 2008
Baddest Tactical Pistol No. 5: S&W M&P 357	March 31, 2008
Baddest Tactical Pistol No. 4: Steyr M9-A1	March 22, 2008
Baddest Tactical Pistol (Revolver) No. 3: S&W 21-4 .44 Special	March 21, 2008
Baddest Tactical Pistols 1 & 2: Llama .45 ACP and CZ75 SP01 Custom 9mm	March 18, 2008
.22 Pistol Heaven: S&W 22-A1 and Colt Huntsman	January 4, 2008
Baddest Tactical Pistol No. 1: Llama .45 ACP	November 22, 2007
Baddest Tactical Pistol: Options & Upgrades	August 25, 2007
Baddest tactical pistol I can afford	August 20, 2007
Tale of 2 pocket pistols	August 9, 2007
Lessons learned with a gun	April 29, 2007
Two big pistol changes in one week	April 23, 2007
Five pistols, five different calibers?	March 30, 2007
Upgrading my personal-defense hardware	March 20, 2007
'Moonbats' are 'Deja vu all over again'	Feb. 1, 2007
Why is Wal-Mart left's 'whipping boy'?	Sept. 2, 2006
Second Amendment alive and (mostly) well in NC	August 25, 2006
Hezbollah brings murder to Robbins, NC	July 21, 2006
Losing the battle of the bulge	May 1, 2003
Iraqi people voting with their feet	April 9, 2003
'Pagans' probably not members of 4-H	April 1, 2003
Visions of an embedded couch potato	March 27, 2003
How can we not go to war with Iraq?	March 18, 2003
'Bush at War' reveals a young President's passion	March 10, 2003
An unwelcome vacation from work	February 24, 2003
NASCAR's timing unkindest cut of all	January 25, 2003
Back to my first love: Photojournalism	January 13, 2003
This ain't the Opry, Toto	November 22, 2002
NIMBY strikes in Iraq	November 13, 2002
Snipers were own worst enemies	October 26, 2002
Last voice of 'The Band' silent	September 26, 2002
Anniversary of a crime that justice didn't fail	September 14, 2002
The Remnant: Armageddon is near	September 6, 2002
Clancy revisits '80s Cold War with 'Red Rabbit'	August 31, 2002
Reflections on double nickels	August 26, 2002
Few remember Tonkin Gulf Incident	August 17, 2002
Christians and Muslims relate post-9-11?	August 9, 2002
U.S. leaders seek justice for 9-11?	August 2, 2002
Government services tour educational	July 27, 2002
Is anti-terror fight 'just war'?	July 19, 2002
'We were first, so you die!'	June 22, 2002
Flora and fauna abounding	June 8, 2002
Nancy Drew and the FBI	May 31, 2002
Does Bible allow 'retributive justice' for 9-11?	May 29, 2002
'The Last Waltz': Rock's finest five hours	May 25, 2002
He knows where Osama's hiding	May 13, 2002
Birthplace of Jesus survives war	May 11, 2002
Is U.S. on same level with terrorists?	May 6, 2002
Vietnam veteran writes about 'Warriors'	May 4, 2002
Two days of answered prayers	May 3, 2002
Should U.S. respond to attacks?	April 26, 2002
Did you hug a lawman today?	April 16, 2002
Is U.S. to blame for 9-11?	April 9, 2002
Should we 'understand' the terrorists?	April 1, 2002
Were the Sept. 11 attackers 'evil'?	March 26, 2002
Dick's Hatband: Mystery solved	March 19, 2002
Doc Watson: 'Hills of Home' comes to Rockingham	March 14, 2002
An Interview with Doc Watson and David Holt	March 14, 2002
Where is God after Sept. 11?	March 11, 2002
The truth in Washington?	March 5, 2002
'Empty skies' on Sept. 11?	February 22, 2002
John Coltrane: Small beginnings	February 15, 2002
John Coltrane: Hamlet's jazz son	February 15, 2002
Dick's Hatband; Strom's carrier	February 2, 2002
Cartledge Creek Baptist adds history	January 31, 2002
Summer in January?	January 26, 2002
Justice for Osama?	January 22, 2002
Vacation in sunny Cuba	January 18, 2002
Pakistan: Where I first met Merle	January 12, 2002
Snow woes and egg panics	January 7, 2002
2002: Year of unfinished business	January 1, 2002
Jesus: Reason for the season	December 24, 2001
Goodbye Yasser, don't come back	December 17, 2001
Collard Cookout in heaven?	December 14, 2001
Strom Thurmond's advice on long life?	December 11, 2001
Pearl Harbor in Twilight Zone	December 7, 2001
Johnnie Cochrane on Osama TV?	December 3, 2001
Have I told you about my three grandsons?	November 28, 2001
Ambrose Doctrine: Make democracies	November 18, 2001
How tight was Dick's hatband?	November 12, 2001
Remembering a vet who gave all	November 11, 2001
What to do when the terrorists come	November 3, 2001
Race souvenir seller writes song about 'Disaster 9-11'	November 2, 2001
Collards and cornbread comfort food	October 30, 2001
Bush doctrine foreshadowed by Ryan doctrine?	October 27, 2001
Secret war waged on terror	October 22, 2001
Former SEAL has insight on war in Afghanistan	October 20, 2001
Commandos in harm's way	October 15, 2001
Nation's airways safe again -- and crowded	October 8, 2001
'We're all New Yorkers now'	October 1, 2001
Murderers Row: Top 4 in history	September 19, 2001
I thought Vertigo was a Hitchcock movie	September 7, 2001
Ed Emory: Richmond's fortune	August 27, 2001
Revenge of the Macs and PCs	August 20, 2001
Macs vs. PCs: Which is better?	August 13, 2001
Community colleges best education deal in NC	August 7, 2001
Bush tax cut hits home	August 1, 2001
Candor Peach Festival celebrates small-town life	July 27, 2001
Richmond Retreat: Quiet place for character building	July 19, 2001
'Dr. Al' does it again: Retreat for Richmond County	July 19, 2001
The 'Good, Bad and Ugly' of publishing a newspaper	July 12, 2001
The demise of print 'greatly exaggerated'	July 2, 2001
Murderer up for parole recalls chance meeting	June 26, 2001
Tar River Eulogy: A Quiet Life	January 25, 2001
A Fisherman's Prayer: Poem and Photo Essay	October 20, 2000
Christmas: God's Unexpected Miracle	December 22, 1999
Homeless in Pinehurst for Christmas?	December 7, 1999
Brown's Execution: Justice at Last?	November 2, 1999
Better Days on the Tar River	September 9, 1999
Beware of Norton for NT & "Black Screen of Death"	October 15, 1998
Microsoft's Internet Browser "Killer"	March 21, 1998
"Eternity knows..." Clinton's Character	January 20, 1998