I grew up in a small town in Kentucky. The mailing address when I was a kid was simply Casey Creek, KY 42723. If you put my name and that “city”, state and zip, it would get to me. Everybody knew everybody in the small town. Everybody also knew everybody’s business. The local post…
One of my favorite places to go is to the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee. I spent four years there getting my under graduate education and then lived in Maryville (aka Murraville) another two and a half years. I loved being out driving to a store or going somewhere and looking up and seeing…
When I was growing up, I remember going to church and the preacher yelling and shouting a lot. I remember seeing the preacher preach like he was angry. As I grew up I realized that sometimes the preacher was angry, but for the wrong reason. He might be angry that giving is off or…
I remember an instance when I was a freshman in college at Johnson University Tennessee (formerly known as Johnson Bible College). I was headed home for the weekend in my 1973 Ford Maverick – now there was a car that didn’t stick around long! (I later went on a mission trip to Mexico and…
I remember as a kid at Knifley Elementary School being a bit intimidated by the presence of the principal. I didn’t really know him very well because he was responsible for the entire school. I knew my teachers because I was with them and interacting for several hours each day. When the principle came…
I have known of people who were so wicked and mean that I really didn’t want the Lord to save them. I remember thinking about Osama Ben Laden in this respect. I had to talk to the Lord about my attitude. I do believe he deserved to die as punishment for his wickedness. What if…
I believe in repentance. If I’m repentant, then my heart is humble and I’m taking ownership of my behavior and my screw-ups. Repentance is a perquisite to restoration. Repentance cleans up the mess that confession has made. I need repentance on a daily basis. I own my mistakes and profoundly apologize for them. Jonah…
I have prayed lots of prayers in my life out of desperation and distress. In fact some of my most heart felt prayers were one word: “HELP!” I believe sometimes I’ve made prayer a bit too eloquent and wordy. Honest, heartfelt prayer changes my perspective and calls upon the resources of heaven to help.…
I’ve never heard the audible voice of God. I have heard Him speak. I have felt His call upon my life many times. I also believe He responds with wisdom and direction. He communicates with me through His Spirit into my heart. I can’t really explain it much more specific than that. I do…
I’ve heard it said, “what goes up must come down”. I think this quote was credited to Sir Isaac Newton who was an English scientist credited with writing the Law of Gravitation. Gravity is a force to be reckoned with. It’s pretty hard to deny something that is this strong all around me every…