OUT TO PASTOR: Just another pain in the neck

  For some reason, the other week I thought of my maternal grandfather, who I was named after. He had a farm up in the hills of Pennsylvania, and when I would visit, my cousins and I would get together and make fun of old grandpa. I didn’t understand at the time, but I’m beginning to understand now.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: What will you do when you wake up in Hickory? (part 2)

  Welcome to the “Front-Porch.

OUT TO PASTOR: Just honing my old goat skills

  I’m rather new to this getting-old stage of life. Up to now, all my life has been young and innocent. Unfortunately, those days have passed. It’s hard to get adjusted to old age because I’ve never experienced it before. I remember when I was young, all of the fun that I had.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: What will you do when you wake up in Hickory? (part 1)

 Welcome to the “Front-Porch.”Buckle up. Today is quite a ride. Our minds, hearts, and words have several stops to make, some abrupt and unexpected, some bumpy, too.First stop: the book of Psalms.

OUT TO PASTOR: Hocus-pocus, my sanity has disappeared

 For over 70 years, I believed sanity was a very important part of a person’s identity.Being sane enables one to be successful in life. Who doesn’t want to be successful?Actually, it wasn’t until I met and married The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage that I understood what sanity was all about.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: A teacher’s sanctuary (Chapter 2)

 “And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them …” (Matthew 18:1)Welcome to the “Front-Porch.”I ambled slowly back to my desk in the back corner of the room.

OUT TO PASTOR: Nobody is perfect – at least that’s what I’m told

 People often say nobody is perfect.I’ve said that at least 100 times, but there are times when I am not quite sure that it applies to me.There are some situations when I think I am perfect. I do not say it aloud because I do not want to step on anybody’s toes.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: A teacher’s sanctuary (Chapter 1)

 Welcome to the “Front-Porch.

OUT TO PASTOR: Valentine’s Day – just another day on the calendar?

 The older I get, the more I have to forget, and believe me, I don’t forget to forget.I can’t keep up with dates, holidays, or even my birthday.I believe a day is a day, and that should be the end of it.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Torn up over a box of chocolates

 Welcome to the “Front-Porch.”It was in the fall of 1997 that we had a life-changing moment – one of many, many obviously.We were blessed with the opportunity to write for our hometown newspaper, the LaGrange Daily News.