OUT TO PASTOR: Whatever happened to reality?

During my health hiatus, I did things I never had time to do before, one of which was to check out some Reality TV Shows.I never had much interest in these TV shows, but I thought now would be a good time to check some of them just to see what their idea of reality really was.Of course, my health...

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: It really just makes you wonder!

Even when we step away for a day from our “Life begins in 1973” journey with all the intrigue and wonder in it, we never get very far away from the great wonders of life that come along every day, around every corner, even in a late-night visit to our study.Read on, you’ll see.The day was almost...

OUT TO PASTOR: Back in the saddle again

Finally, those five weeks of being sick are over, and my life is getting back to normal. Whatever normal is.Five weeks is a long time to be sick, spend time in bed, and not know if it’s morning or evening. There was a period when I was about ready to set up camp in the bathroom.

SPEAKING TRUTH: When the laws of God and man clash

President Abraham Lincoln once said, referring to America in the face of civil war, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”And Aesop, a great thinker and story teller of history, wrote something similar, “United we stand, divided we fall.”America is facing tremendous division, and the future...

OUT TO PASTOR: Dancing in my pajamas

After 2½ weeks of being sick and in bed, I have come to appreciate what some people go through when they have a severe illness.My sickness wasn’t that devastating.It just sucked the energy out of me and caused me a lot of coughing and sneezing.I barely had enough energy to get out of bed, walk to...

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 43

Our conversations with Cheyenne often took us in different directions, just as did our hiking through the woods and alongside creeks and rivers. We never minded taking a detour, even one of those paths less traveled.

OUT TO PASTOR: Being sick is not my cup of tea

I do not have a history of being sick.I rarely even have a headache, but I must confess – I give headaches.The last two weeks have been different for me. I have never experienced such a long stretch of sickness before.One day in the hospital and then two weeks in bed.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Cool Hand Luke strikes again

The gospel sure comes in many, many forms.We’ve traveled together for so long here; and you are well aware that our 50-year high-school reunion at Georgia’s LaGrange High School has had a great impact.

OUT TO PASTOR: And then, an angel floated by

I’ve had a few weeks in my life that came unexpectedly and challenged my determination.Last week was one of those weeks.We had a serious “Bug Squatting” situation in our home.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 42

“Cheyenne,” I said, thinking deeply as we got to the part of our story where Mama and Corinna met, “I think about somethin’ sometimes when all of these people the Lord put in our lives back fifty years ago come to mind.”Cheyenne waited for the answer, suspecting we were about to venture off onto an...