I’m not alone in saying I have long been an admirer of U.S. Senator John McCain.  Back prior to the 2008 election, I read his […]

“Just follow your heart.”  Have you ever been given that advice?  Have you ever advised others to do that?  The only problem with that advice […]

Does anyone ever forget taking swimming lessons as a kid?  It’s one of the most traumatic times in childhood, because the people you trust the […]

Last Saturday we celebrated our grandson Otis’ fourth birthday, and I started thinking: everyone loves surprise parties.  The party may be a surprise, but the […]

It was one of those boring church meetings when someone introduced a resolution about newcomers. “They’ve got to become like us first,” he said.  “They’ve […]

I’m writing this week’s devotional from Gardner-Webb University while serving as one of the adult chaperones attending CentriKid Camp along with nine of our Imagine […]

Monday’s opening worship of the International Council of Community Churches Annual Conference in St. Louis featured a marvelous and moving sermon by Rev. Rhonda Blevens, […]

I saw a commercial the other day that promised to add years to your life if you would each day take the vitamins it was […]

A pastor called on a young couple for three years.  They were always pleasant and said they planned to attend church, but never did.  In […]

Do you remember the famous soliloquy by James Earl Jones in the movie Field of Dreams?  He said, “The one constant through all the years […]