Michael Gordon

“If we are fully present,” Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh tells us, “you need only to make a step or take a breath to enter the kingdom of God.”

From a distance, it seems like a simple task:

Last fall, I started writing about religion and was immediately drawn into a culture war that will be officially listed on the May 8 ballot as North Carolina’s Marriage Protection Amendment.

Warren Howell’s dark night began in the fresh light of a new day.

Google Map the city of Whiteville, and it pops up like a period on the long, run-on sentence of Highway 74.

I first saw Cody Keith play football more than three years ago. He was South Meck’s quarterback. His team ran the ball. On that night, he threw only one pass. South won big.

I normally don't spend much time mulling tweets.

So I tell Lauren Artress this story.

How about a quiz?

Let's go to the video.