The miracles of Jesus (part 17)

And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are you the coming One, or do we look for another?

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 16

Around eleven that morning, storm clouds started rolling in like a seventeenth-century scroll; but, truth is, they had been rolling in all morning way before that, starting at eight a.m.I say ‘eight,’ you have to remember that Alabama’s time is an hour earlier than Georgia’s.

OUT TO PASTOR: Memories can be so... memorable

In growing older, I noticed a strange phenomenon.The older I get, the more I forget.Last week, for example, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage stumped me with one of her infamous questions.“Do you know what next Monday is?

The miracles of Jesus (part 16)

And when He called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. – Matthew 10:1This is the transition of passing the power to the disciples who were to become apostles of Christ.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 15

It is like looking down into the vastness of the Grand Canyon and knowing its wonder but never questioning its source: The Lord made that, all of that beauty His magnificent handiwork, ours is just to look at it and wonder at it.That, too, is the summer of 1973.

OUT TO PASTOR: One more scam call and I’m going to scream

Upon retirement, my life changed in few ways.I’m still as busy as before; I just don’t get a paycheck for being busy.The one thing that has changed – is I schedule a nap every day.As most people know, a NAP is simply “Navigating A Position.” That position is level.

The miracles of Jesus (part 15)

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 14

Having gone 13 episodes already into the true events of 1973 – the events of a summer now fifty years ago –we pause here to take you back to the introduction, something we did not do when we began.

OUT TO PASTOR: Knowing everything is a blessing – and a curse

If you ever spent more than five minutes with me, you would conclude that I do not know everything. I would agree 100%.It is not bad that I don’t know everything. I know today more than I knew ten years ago, if that is any consolation.

The miracles of Jesus (part 14)

As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel.