OUT TO PASTOR: How to get out of a pickle

Throughout my time on this planet, I have gotten into many pickle situations that I could not escape. Each pickle was different from the last, which made dealing with them quite a problem for me.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Preacher Miller faces death in the Kentucky hills (part 1)

Welcome to the “Front-Porch.” I’m glad that, for us, Fathers’ Day doesn’t just cover one day. That allows us another story or two. It’s true that sometimes people may not particularly like what we preach. But I’ve never received a death threat. But I know a man who did.

OUT TO PASTOR: Help, I’m becoming my father

As I celebrated Father’s Day this year, I remembered my father. It was 16 years ago that he passed away, and I have not forgotten him a single day. One thing that stands out in my memories of him is his money.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: He was there, if only for a time

Welcome to the “Front-Porch.” With Father’s Day upon us, I cannot help but go back to some special times this Father’s Day 2026, although I suppose it’s no different from all the years since 1967. I am thinking of a gentleman who, when I was just a little boy, was almost always there.

OUT TO PASTOR: Life is not a soap opera

When I was young, we did not have a TV in our home. My parents did not think it was important, so we listened to the radio instead. I love the Saturday morning radio shows, “Popeye the Sailor Man,” particularly. Then something big happened that changed our lives.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: ‘I’ll stick with Solomon’

Welcome to the “Front-Porch.” With Father’s Day on the horizon, I was thinking recently about my father-in-law Bill Dickinson.

SPEAKING TRUTH: God’s Law and speeding tickets

“For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.” –  James 2:10 I was in college and running late, so I hopped into my bright red sporty-looking car and started buzzing down the road.

OUT TO PASTOR: Monday’s here but Sunday’s a-coming

For many years, even before I became a pastor, Sunday was always a very special day. I lived in a rural community in Pennsylvania where they had what they called “Blue Laws.” No business was open on a Sunday, but churches were full.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Psalm 119 – more than words on a page

Welcome to the “Front-Porch.” Coming again to Psalm 119, there is splendor and wonder in this piece of spiritual literature that comprises 176 verses.

OUT TO PASTOR: Just pinch a nickel until the buffalo screams

Every so often, something happens reminding me of my father, who passed away over 16 years ago. Thinking back, he was the epitome of frugality. If I were to look up in the dictionary the meaning of frugality, I would not be surprised to find my father’s name.