OUT TO PASTOR: Oh, memory, how I miss Thee

Driving home from a luncheon with friends, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage asked me a stunning question.She is a specialist regarding questions I can’t answer. I am trying to evade her questions and have been very good up until now.“Did that story you told really happen?

The miracles of Jesus (part 20)

“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” – Matthew 13:57Being a hopeless drug addict and an alcoholic one day and transformed into a new creation the next I was a pariah.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 19

When the bottom dropped out, trying to keep that wet wall dry was a fire drill unlike any you’ve ever seen.Red hollered for me to “come help right now, and I mean now,” and I ran over to the wall to help him pull the plastic up on the scaffold.

OUT TO PASTOR: Why do some cute babies grow up ugly?

Our second great grand baby was born at the end of last year. Since then, it has been a delight to watch her grow.I will not say she is the cutest baby in the world, but I haven’t met any cuter. She was born cute, and I’m not sure what part of the family she got that.

The miracles of Jesus (part 19)

Then one was brought to Him who was demon possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 18

The fire drill that ensues on a brick job when the skies get dark as night and the bottom falls out is something to see.When the rain started coming down, everybody went into panic mode.

OUT TO PASTOR: How many coughs are enough for one day?

This past week started rather rough.It started with a cough. A cough is not that serious if it’s just one cough or maybe two. But it is not good when it is one cough after another and another.

The miracles of Jesus (part 18)

And behold there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” that they might accuse Him. Then He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 17

To say I was still ‘wet behind the ears,’ as Red reminded me daily, is another big understatement from this summer of ’73.I didn’t understand anything. Or, at least, that was what I was told.

OUT TO PASTOR: What’s so bad about a knucklehead?

As I get older, the least little thing brought back memories from a lifetime ago.For some reason, I remembered the word “knucklehead.” I’m not sure if it’s still being used today, but it was back when I was young.One memory I have is my mother saying, “Are you acting like a knucklehead or what?