Have you ever had one of those moments when you needed something or were looking for something and suddenly it was right in front of you?...

The city was surrounded by the enemy. Inside the city, because of the siege, it was “every man for himself”. No food. No escape. One...

I love the early mornings because it’s then I get to hear the worship songs of the birds of the air. They sing rain or shine, wind or...

I saw a commercial today, no idea what they were selling, but in it were adults playing team kickball on a baseball field. Yesterday,...

I spent yesterday with our youth group on the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was one of those ideal beach days, calm surf, blue skies,...

Why Memorial Day? (Joshua 4:4-7) Joshua called together twelve men, one from each tribe, and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the...

Years ago, 2014 to be exact. How do I know? It’s the year Ohio State won the National Championship and we were on our way to Kansas City...

I was, along with 140 million other Americans, walking the greeting card isles for a Mother’s Day card. Two actually, one for my mom and...

This morning, as I often do, I stepped outside with a cup of coffee to enjoy the cool air, the rising sun and the music of God’s...

Maybe this ages me but I am unmoved by car commercials these days. Used to be you bought a car for utilitarian reasons: how many...

“Step on a crack and break your mother’s back.” I watched a kid hopping cracks on a sidewalk while his dad kept calling him to keep up....

Yesterday the “tire low pressure” warning signaled on my car’s dash screen. So I checked the tires, they are not low. Next I checked...

I’m writing this as an e-mail. Actually that’s pretty cool. By the time I finish all I’ll do is press the “send” button and in a matter...

I’ve been thinking about the difference between a historical biography and an autobiography written by the historical figure. In the...

“You’re too late.” There are many occasions where you may have heard those disappointing words. If you’ve rushed through a subway...

Tomorrow is the first day of Autumn. I’m OK with that. Of-course it does mean I have to get used to a few new things: less daylight,...

In 2 Chronicles 30 it was in the heart of King Hezekiah to celebrate the festival of Passover, which had been abandoned for years by his...

Psalm 120 thru 134 are titled Songs of Ascent. They are Psalms that Hebrew worshippers would sing as they approached Jerusalem for the...

Today is recycle day in Hattiesburg. (Blue cans to the curb) Since we’ve been graced with this wondrous planet and it’s abundant limited...

It’s been “raining cats and dogs” this week. That’s not only a weird phrase but quite honestly disturbing too. Where’d it originate? Not...