Growing up, my parents would constantly remind me of the “magic words”. There were two. It would happen when in my childlike exuberance...

In 1910, Grover Laudermilk, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals was sent to the Springfield, Illinois Senators after a poor showing for...

When I was young, very young, my mom would go to my closet and choose the clothes I was to wear to school the next day. Eventually that...

Once when Jesus’ disciples were leaving the temple they commented on the beauty of the stonework craftmanship. And rather than agree...

I hope you are a regular reader of the Old Testament. It’s there you find incredible stories that captivate like a Hollywood movie....

Did you slip on a jacket this morning? Brrrrr! Or maybe you stepped outside and said, “I should have dressed warmer”. The problem is by...

I wonder sometimes if weather persons draw straws to see who gets to report from the spot closest to the eye of the storm. Soon they’ll...

Recent images and the ongoing relief efforts of the aftermath of Helene conjures never forgotten memories for those of us who knew...

MUGGY: Think of hot, humid, steamy weather as being so unpleasant  that you feel "mugged" by it when you step outside . ( vocabulary.com...

I love gift giving occasions. I love giving and to be honest, I love receiving gifts. Birthdays, Christmas, Valentine Day and...

As I type the parking lot of grocery stores are full, half our schools are empty and the rest will dismiss early, sandbags are being...

As I drove to the church the other day I noticed a chicken nugget someone had dropped onto the parking lot. It wasn’t the nugget I saw...

While I was attending Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansa City, MO., I was part time youth pastor at Shawnee Nazarene. During the winter...

I’m not sure what it is that comes over us when we awake to a glorious eastern sunrise, beauty yes, but there’s something else. Night...

Legend has it that as a boy Isaac Newton, while sitting under an apple tree had a fruit fall from the tree onto his head. That’s likely a...

You would think four lanes of road would be enough to keep traffic moving at a decent pace but no, not at 3pm rush hour. It means inch...

In Psalm 18 David writes of God’s power to protect and keep him safe, “the Lord is my rock”. Then with these words he describes an...

Luke tells a story (Luke 17:11-19) of these 10 guys, diseased with leprosy, who happened upon Jesus and called out to him for healing...

There’s been a lot of talk recently about “divine intervention”. Meaning God stepping into a human moment and directing the outcome...

Do you sing? I was awakened this morning a little before 5:30 with a song, a song outside my window sung by a bird, which if it had...