OUT TO PASTOR: And then, it was Friday

Like many people, I try planning and arranging my week so I can accomplish as much as possible. For example, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage on Monday morning hands me her “honey-do-list” to complete by the end of the week.

FRONT PORCH GOSPEL: The shot

This week I want to give you a breather and just tell you a story. I will tell you from the start that I may get in trouble for it. Go ahead and bank on it. Or, as I told my ballplayers through the years: Put it in your notebook. The trouble won’t come from just one side.

OUT TO PASTOR: Finding good in our world is challenging

In our world today, it is difficult to find anything good, let alone anything good to say about anything or anyone. One area of life I have a very difficult time finding anything good is politics. I stay completely away from politics as much as possible.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: The stunning confession of an atheist

Good week to all. Welcome to the “front porch.” As we heard again the world’s greatest story after the world’s celebration of Easter Sunday, we fully expected those men and women who make their way to the tomb on that Easter morning to believe in Jesus with all their hearts.

OUT TO PASTOR: Lazy does have its advantages

As a young boy, my father tried drilling into my brain that laziness was not acceptable in his house. If I wanted to be lazy, I had to go outside. He provided a wonderful role model for me because if my father was anything, he was not lazy. He tried to encourage me not to be lazy.

OUT TO PASTOR: A cookie isn’t a cookie unless you can sneak it

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I enjoy one glorious connection; she loves to bake and I love to eat what she bakes. I did not marry her because of her baking skills because I did not know she had them at the time.

HOPE FOR TODAY: World history’s two greatest events

The Gutenberg Printing Press was invented around 1440 having a huge impact on learning, communications and much more worldwide. The United States Constitution was adopted September 17, 1787, establishing a new form of government the world had never witnessed before.

The believer’s mission statement (part 9)

“To proclaim the day of vengeance of our God.” – Isaiah 61:2 The day of the Lord or the day of vengeance, commonly referred to as “Judgment Day”" is a time of reckoning on the earth toward its sinners, it is the “Great Tribulation!”

OUT TO PASTOR: What is was, was a hummingbird

Even as old as I am, there are still things I fear. I do not want to make a list, I’m afraid to. This is not true of the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. As far as I know, she fears nothing, but many things and people fear her. I am the president of that Fear Group.

Front-porch gospel

Welcome to our first “front porch” visit – at least, our first such visit in the last decade or more. Back when I still roamed the halls and the gym at Red Oak High School – teaching and coaching – many of us spent time together here in the newspaper. We are glad to be back.