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.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 13

That must have been one of the first days of the summer that I realized who Doocy was – I mean, who he really was.Before then, I saw him as being sometimes funny and all-the-time rough around the edges.

OUT TO PASTOR: So THIS is old age

The other morning I got up.At least, I tried to get up, but the bones in every part of my body had organized a labor strike against me. As I lay there groaning over these bones, I did not realize how many bones I had in my body.

OUT TO PASTOR: As if I really could

Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve been hoodwinked? You can’t point out the specifics, but something deep inside suggests you have been.The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I had a wonderful vacation at St. Augustine, one of our favorite places to go.

The miracles of Jesus (part 13)

When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us.” – Matthew 9:27Can you imagine the crowds that would swarm around Jesus after he had performed a miracle?

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 12

Doocy snapped my mind back to reality in a hurry.He ran his mortar-stained webbed hand – more of a paw than a hand – down the side of my face and said to Billy Ray who was sitting on the tailgate of the truck watching, “Yeah, I was right all along, Pee Wee.

OUT TO PASTOR: Our summer vacation jamboree

After months and months of planning, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage finalized our vacation plans for the summer.Because of our busy lifestyle, something like this cannot be done with just a snap of a finger, especially since the great-granddaughter invaded our family circle.