I close my eyes and . . . without leaving my chair, I can visit the beaches of Nags Head, NC where our family had some great vacations! The sounds – waves rolling onto the beach, sea gulls calling as… Continue reading

I awakened this morning thinking of death. Very cheery, isn’t it? Just before going to bed I received a call that an acquaintance had died on Wednesday afternoon in a freaky accident. His death was tragic enough, but the years… Continue reading

I’m not much on Christian television. I find most of the religious TV programs worse than offensive. The very things that makes TV work – being bland, inoffensive, appealing to the widest audience, promising immediate gratification – are things that… Continue reading

I’m an American Idol fan. The TV program is created around a great premise. Find people in America with vocal talent; bring them together to compete, and turn the winner into an instant celebrity with name recognition all over the… Continue reading

Most people who believe in an afterlife plan to live in Heaven! I’ve met a few fools who say, “I want to be in Hell. It’s where all my friends are!” Further discussion reveals their ignorance of the true nature… Continue reading

In my rear-view mirror, I saw the red lights begin to rotate on the patrol car. Easing to the side of the road, I realized he was not going around me, but stopping behind me! The young patrolman informed me… Continue reading

It isn’t a compliment to be labeled a ‘wise guy.’ It means to be arrogant, flippant, and a bit too sure of one’s self. ‘Wise guys’ aren’t wise at all. Truthfully, they are usually very much like the adolescent boys… Continue reading

Many years ago, one Summer afternoon, I picked up a copy of Time magazine and read an article about a town in Wyoming that was growing, booming. A sleepy cow town had sprouted overnight to become home to thousands of… Continue reading

It was an entirely sincere statement, offered up by a devout Believer in Christ – “I don’t really need to know church history or the origins of theology. I just know Jesus Christ, living in me.” The speaker was referring… Continue reading

While we sat at my Mom’s hospital bedside yesterday, my Dad and I talked. Both of us have given our lives to church leadership so naturally we discussed church life and trends. Since he relocated to Pennsylvania this Spring, he… Continue reading