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‘Walk for Peace’ Buddhist Monks to Visit Lexington Cambodian Community Center
A group of Buddhist monks traveling across the United States on a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace is expected to arrive in Davidson County soon, with plans to visit the Lexington Cambodian Community Center.
Rev. Aaron Long: What About the Bible
Rev. Aaron Long explores the history of The Bible.
What is the Gospel?
When we talk about gospel music, gospel centered preaching, sharing the gospel, what does this mean.
Column by Rev. Aaron Long: Why do we Celebrate Christmas?
A weekly column from Rev. Aaron Long. He says keep your focus on the true meaning of Christmas.
Lexington City Schools Opens Community & Staff Surveys as Part of Superintendent Search
A community survey is now open, with a Spanish-language version available to ensure accessibility for all families. Community members are encouraged to share their perspectives on the qualities, leadership attributes, and priorities they believe are most important in the district’s next superintendent.
Davidson County: Love Feast
The clergy of The Greater Lexington Area Minister’s Association and the Lexington Community Ministers Conference cordially invites you to a Lovefeast Service on Sunday, December 14th at 6:00 p.m. The service will be held at First Reformed United Church of Christ, 104 East Center Street, Lexington, NC 27292.
Rev. Aaron Long: What About Christmas?
Rev. Aaron Long encourages Christians to “get to the truths behind our favorite Christmas traditions.”
Rev Aaron Long: What are You Reading?
Social media is turning our brains into blurb-addicted zombies, and we don’t even crack open the books behind the beliefs we shout about. In this reflection, I’m challenging us—Christians, socialists, nationalists, everybody—to log off, pick up real books (especially the Bible), and let deep reading shape our convictions instead of TikTok clips and T-shirt theology.
Rev. Aaron Long: Sola's Save the Church
The word sola is Latin for alone
Epilepsy Awareness Month: Local Advocate Toney Kincaid Calls for Action
According to CDC-based estimates, about 1% of adults in the United States live with active epilepsy. In Davidson County, that translates to roughly 1,780 residents—neighbors, classmates, coworkers, and family members navigating a condition that can be unpredictable and, at times, deadly.
Rev. Aaron Long: Why Lexington Needs Small Churches
Community Pastor Aaron Long writes about the need for small churches. They’ve long been the backbone of real community—places where folks aren’t just faces in a crowd, where pastors know your story, and where people actually show up for each other.
Pastor Aaron Long: Life is a Journey
Pastor Aaron writes, “Baptism, altar calls and the like aren’t the end goal—they are the starting point of what it means to be a Christian.”
Pastor Aaron Long: Two Simple Rules
Pastor Aaron writes: Christianity isn’t complicated, people make it so, but it isn’t. There are just two simple rules and if you get them right you got the rest of this. Jesus says everything comes down to loving the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself.
A Faith That Works: Pastor Aaron Long
Rev Long writes: Christianity isn’t a political party; it is an all-consuming belief that should change the believer from the inside out.
Column: Birthday Reflections from a Davidson County Girl
Davidson County native and publisher Antionette Kerr reflects on faith, love, and laughter as she marks another year around the sun. In her latest column, she shares birthday lessons born of small-town roots, barbecue smoke, and the enduring grace that carries her — raven and all — down life’s backroads.
Faith and Fellowship: God Calls You Where You Are In Life
Inspiring words from Rev. Aaron Long at Paul’s Chapel Evangelical and Reformed Church in Lexington, NC, Davidson County born and bred.
All Aboard for 55 Years: Denton’s Threshers’ Reunion Focuses on the Future of Locomotive 9
The Southeast Old Threshers’ Reunion takes place July 1–5, 2025 at Denton FarmPark (1072 Cranford Rd, Denton, NC). Gates open at 8 a.m. daily.
A New Church, A Big Mission: Transformation Church Hosts First Major Community Event to Feed Souls and Fund the Future
Transformation Church NC, just three months old, is hosting its first major fundraiser on Saturday, June 28 to raise money for purchasing its building and to support Pastor Andy Clarke, who is undergoing chemotherapy. The event includes an all-you-can-eat breakfast (7–11 a.m.), a spaghetti dinner (4–7 p.m.), bounce houses for kids, a community yard sale, bake sale, and lemonade stand. Yard sale spot fees and bake sale proceeds will go directly to Pastor Andy and his family. Meals are $10 each, and everyone is invited to come out, eat, shop, and support a growing church and a beloved pastor.
What House of David on Netflix taught me about power, prophets, and the politics of legacy
Let’s be honest—biblical dramas usually fall into two camps: reverent to the point of boredom or spicy enough to offend every Sunday school teacher from here to Galilee. Netflix’s House of David manages to split the difference, delivering a dramatized take on one of the Bible’s most fascinating figures—David, the shepherd boy, outcast, turned king, poet, warrior, scandal magnet, and all-around ancient rock star.