FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 21

One day after a long, hard, hot day of work on our Roanoke brick job, Pee Wee drove me home in his own blue Chevy truck. He had picked me up at my house that morning so he and I could go with him to pick up some supplies at the lumber yard in downtown LaGrange.

OUT TO PASTOR: What’s the harm of a little treat?

The last month has been crazy for me and The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage.First, my main computer crashed, and I lost a lot of stuff.Second, we had a hurricane that came through; fortunately, it was only thunder, rain and loss of electricity.

The miracles of Jesus (part 21)

And when Jesus went out, He saw a great multitude and He was moved to compassion for them and healed their sick. – Matthew 14:14When evening came, the disciples came to Him and told Him to send the people away so they could go to the villages and find food.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 20

Mama was proud I was out doing a man’s job.I would hear her bragging about it to folks who would drop in to see her, folks like my best friend Coca-Cola’s mama or daddy, or his Uncle Dut and wife who lived right across the road on the east side of our house.

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.