OUT TO PASTOR: Ugly is as ugly sees

I was sitting in the middle of the shopping mall, drinking a cup of coffee to settle my nerves.I don’t like going to shopping malls, but The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage sent me – to get a new dress shirt for Sundays.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) part 71

Sometimes, Cheyenne would put all the pieces together and pose a question that would make me think.

OUT TO PASTOR: Aches, pain, and another year older

It’s hard to believe another year has already started. How many of these new years can a person have without going crazy?The past year was rather challenging. I had some health issues, not too serious, but aggravating all the same.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: I love to tell the story

Welcome to 2025. Christmas is past, but not really. If you’re like me, it sticks with you until well after July 4, or somewhere around there.

OUT TO PASTOR: And then it all came to an end

Time has a way of getting ahead of me.Just when I think I’ve caught up, I find out I was wrong.The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were sitting down, relaxing after a wonderful Christmas activity with all the kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Hope the lady on the side of the road is home for Christmas

And then there's my favorite column we share around Christmas.More than 20 years ago, we first told the story we are about to share together. Sometimes, our favorite stories are the simplest, aren’t they? They’re the ones that run out to meet you in the front yard.

OUT TO PASTOR: The worst Christmas I can remember

The best holiday for me is Christmas. It’s the one time of the year that families get together who usually aren’t together during the year because of work schedules and so forth.I look forward to our great Christmas gatherings.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) part 70

I walked up to the front of the Y and showed Corrina where the TV room was; then I showered and spruced up with English Leather so I would be presentable. Sauter and Kilgore were back there showering, too, and you would’ve thought they were Doocy and Pee Wee the way they carried on.

OUT TO PASTOR: A surprised pre-Christmas gift special

Like everyone, I enjoy the Christmas holiday from beginning to end. It’s my favorite time of the year. I enjoy everything about Christmas – except I’m not so fond of Christmas shopping.

SPEAKING TRUTH: America and the City of Babylon

We are living in a nation where there are close to 30 million alcoholics, including millions of teenagers.In the last year, nearly 700,000 marriages and families were torn apart by divorce.There were over one million babies that had their lives taken from them inside their mother’s womb.