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Conformed or Transformed
Ahh. The old green army men. These bring back many memories. We had a large coffee can full of these guys. And many were the times my brother and I would divide them, set them up and play war. We used rubberbands to shoot them down, and whoever shot all of the other's...
God Still Answers Prayer
My son and his bride are now official. I am still overwhelmed by the fact that I have a married child. But I am more blown away with what God did that day. I think my daughter Ashley put it in the best words. The weatherman was predicting flash floods and pouring rain...
Principles in Action
On July 31, 2021, these two amazing people will be married. The young man is my son, Zach. Words cannot express how proud I am of him. Alaina is a wonderful young lady, and I look forward to seeing these two grow together, raise a family, work together, raise a...
Speaking of…Speaking
Ever since I was young, quite young in fact, my parents have put my siblings and I in front of audiences. I still remember being around 4 or 5 years old and doing some balancing routine with my dad in the gym at Wood Jr. College in Mississippi in front of a bunch of...
The Game of Life
I have always loved games. Whether it was a board game, cards, sports, or something we made up as kids, I looked forward to those games times. I am still very competitive. (No comments from my family, or the Speech and Debate crowd please). One thing in common with...
Average or Extraordinary
Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. A famous French naturalist, Jean-Henri Fabre, conducted an interesting...
We Pretend to Work…
I watched the movie White Nights many years ago, but there was a scene that had a great line that I never forgot. Apparently it was a common Russian phrase that went, "We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us." What a great description of Communism. As a Nursing...
Finding Your Good Works
Roughly two years into our marriage, Jennifer and I had moved to the Denver, Colorado area, found a church, and got involved in their young couples group. John and Jill became some of our closest friends. Jill, also a nurse, and I ended up working for the same...