Dr. Charles Qualls, Author at The Tidewater News

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COLUMN: When a church or community shares grief

At this point in our week together, our community knows all too well exactly how badly life can hurt us. Life is not always fair, ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Sunday, March 16, 2025 11:00 am

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COLUMN: Finding new life in exile

Have you ever spent a season of your life feeling as though you were in exile? If you considered the chapters of your span, there ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 6:28 pm

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COLUMN: A letter to my 80-year-old self

(Note: Many writers will offer a letter to some younger version of themselves. In this space, I once published A Letter to My Twenty-Two-Year-Old Self. ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Monday, March 3, 2025 4:59 pm

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COLUMN: Who has believed what we have heard?

Today, we enter the realm of the Old Testament prophets. Isaiah awaits us.  I would be remiss to not recall for us Isaiah’s dramatic experience ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Thursday, February 27, 2025 4:30 pm

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COLUMN: Arise my love and come away

On our journey through the Bible, we find ourselves at the curious book named The Song of Solomon. It reads like a love sonnet. But ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Monday, February 17, 2025 7:00 pm

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COLUMN: The end of the matter

When we are young, life is such an adventure. Life is fun, hopefully, in our childhoods. We are learning and discovering. We are growing and ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Tuesday, February 11, 2025 5:10 pm

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COLUMN: If you accept my words

I’ve noticed one of the obvious results of our last few years of undeniable national division. That result was exaggerated to some extent by the ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Tuesday, February 4, 2025 1:00 pm

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COLUMN: You have searched me and known me

I don’t think any of us is ever really ready to hear someone say, “I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. Which one ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Sunday, January 26, 2025 8:30 pm

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COLUMN: True colors revealed by actions

This past Sunday, I taught from the biblical book, Acts of the Apostles. We are so used to shortening this, simply referring to these accounts ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Monday, January 20, 2025 4:00 pm

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COLUMN: The president I knew: Reflections on Jimmy Carter’s death

No one likes a name-dropper, or so we are told. But when our life has brought unforeseen variety and opportunities, sometimes we end up crossing ... Read more

by Dr. Charles Qualls, Friday, January 17, 2025 12:00 pm

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