FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: The 8-cow woman

  Welcome to the “Front-Porch.” I was going through some of my old columns that began in August 1997 and paused at one in May of ’98. It was the first “graduation” column I ever wrote. I just realized it’s been 29 years since then. Hard to believe.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Stretch toward the mark! (part 2)

  Welcome to the “Front Porch.” Last week, we turned to the third chapter of Philippians, where Paul announces that he was “pressing toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Our discussion led us to this question: What exactly was the “mark” he was referring to?

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Stretch toward the mark! (part 1)

  Welcome to the “Front Porch.” It is in Philippians 3. Paul pulls back the curtain to show readers for generations to come something truly amazing. It is not the only time Paul gives the readers amazing, unparalleled views of life and eternity.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: ‘Where could I go?’

  Welcome to the “Front Porch.” In the sixth chapter of John’s gospel, the apostle takes us to a scene where the disciples come face to face with one of the Lord’s most piercing questions. How they answer this question will be a defining moment in their lives.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Raccoon John Smith

  The best lessons come from the most unusual sources, and they come when you least expect them. Usually, they don’t show up politely in a limousine. More likely, they’ll crash land in your front yard unannounced. But who ever heard of learning a valuable lesson from a log?

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Preacher Miller faces death in the Kentucky hills (part 2)

  Welcome to the “Front-Porch.” With Father’s Day just in our rearview mirrors, we’ve continued thinking about some of our great fathers and grandfathers.

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.

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.

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.

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.