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Devotional: 02/09/2025

From Charlie Gray: The true music dynamic duo for those of my vintage were Daryl Hall and John Oates. From 1974 through 1991, these guys put 50 songs in The Top 40. Six of them were number one hits. My…

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Devotional: 01/26/2025

From Charlie Gray The first weeks of a new year are always a time of reflection for most folks. A time that we evaluate, plan and contemplate change. I would suggest that most of us have things we would like…

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Answer The Phone

I have a good friend who has been very successful in his business endeavors. He has worked hard and accumulated ownership of three companies together with the enormous responsibilities that are associated with such. He recently sold one of his companies to a…

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Joseph Gray Bluebird Houses

In Memory of Joseph Gray’s Birdhouses began in 2022 by Charlie and Donna Gray in memory of their son, Joseph Gray. Joseph was an avid bird lover, active in conservation and sustainability of our feathered friends.

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The Work We Do Is Good

The Work We Do Is Good. Banded Brothers helps those in Wake County and surrounding areas that fall through the cracks. Below are photos from our recent Banded Brothers Golf Tournament and Thank You’s we’ve received from members of the community that we have helped.

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Devotional 10/30/2022

By Charlie Gray Read a great reminder last week. You are not poor as long as you have something to give another person.  If you have two coats and someone needs a coat, then you are not poor.  Your wealth (…

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Devotional 10/23/2022

By Charlie Gray The recent mass shooting incident that robbed innocent people of their lives was horrific.  It’s difficult to understand the elements that constitute such an act of senseless brutality. Such events leave folks with an extreme level of loss and pain…

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Devotional: 9/25/2022

By Charlie Gray Had a great day this past Tuesday.  Teed it up early afternoon with a friend at Carolina Country Club.  The weather was great, the course well tended and the conversation was even better. My friend is a very…

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Devotional: 9/18/2022

By Charlie Gray According to the Oxford English Dictionary, there are 171,146 words currently in use in the English language. I have always enjoyed learning and using new words.  With that said, I have decided to completely remove a word I’ve used…

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Devotional: 9/11/2022

By Charlie Gray Frustrated abit by the busyness of life, I was inspired last week by the story found in Mark 5:33.  A desperate woman shaking with fear had come to see Jesus.  She was in a bind and had…

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