This photograph captures our 2010 Christmas. We were living in Southern California, and Josh had just turned 11. In the storehouse of my memory, it was a special year, as Eileen and I enjoyed that season of our son’s life…

When I was a kid in Christmas pajamas – fourth grade to be exact – I decided to spark things up a bit. We had a nice fire in our South Georgia fireplace, but to me things were getting a…

What drives you? I’ve been thinking about such things, trying to put together all of the truths that I’ve learned about human nature over all of these years in ministry. Plus, I’ve looked in the mirror. You and I are…

Nearly 80 years have passed since World War II. Those eight decades have included some close calls. The Berlin Crisis of 1961, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, and the Yom Kippur War of 1973 pushed international conflict to the…

It’s the time of year when Christmas movies begin to beckon our attention, and I’m wondering if you’ve ever watched “Holiday Inn.” For a lighthearted evening, it’s one of our family favorites. Irving Berlin wrote twelve songs for the 1942…

Sometimes God does amazing things when His people start to pray. In January of 2023, Tonya Prewett – married to Auburn University Assistant Basketball Coach Chad Prewett – became vividly aware of the opportunities that were under her nose to…

Like many of his childhood friends, when our Josh was a little guy, Buzz Lightyear was among his notable heroes. “To infinity and beyond!” I may or may not have teared up during one of the movies in the spectacular…

“L’chaim!” – “To life!” – is a Hebrew celebratory toast. Anybody remember Tevye and Lazar in “Fiddler on the Roof”? Much richer than our English “Cheers!” or the Spanish “Salud!” is this popular and warm-hearted sentiment shared among family and…

Maltbie Babcock penned the words in 1901 … “This is my Father’s world:O let me ne’er forgetThat though the wrong seems oft so strong,God is the Ruler yet.” Sometimes it’s hard to keep that straight in an election year. And…

“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” The first verse of Isaiah 40, penned during a time of widespread instability and uncertainty much like our own, is the inviting intro to one of the most moving chapters in all of…