He was old. But, since I was six, everyone seemed old. In retrospect, I suppose he must have been in his sixties. He smoked brown cigarettes. I remember that they were brown because he sat down in the dirt with me and my brother and pulled one of those lit cigarettes from his mouth and …
Every year I encourage the people of Malvern Hill and other Christians to read through the Bible. I have made it a goal for many years to read through the entire Bible and have normally finished. As I have pointed out here, you can read the Bible. It takes effort and discipline, but only about …
It is my opinion that everyone should journal. Not everyone does or will journal, but I really believe that you miss out if you do not keep a journal–even if you only write in it occasionally. Regardless of whether or not you journal, I hope that you will make some effort record the lessons you …
We all want to be the hero. I’ve never watched a Marvel movie and wanted to be Loki or Thanos. Turn on an action movie from the 80s or 90s, we all want to be a Wolverine or Rocky, never the Russian invaders. Even when kids play tag or hide and seek, no one wants …
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to you, but I am not a perfect parent. I’m not a parenting expert. But, I’m trying to get better and I have a chance to practice in the laboratory of our home every day. When you are a pastor, people have interesting perceptions about you. So, I want …
Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville – did not. The Grinch hated Christmas – the whole Christmas season. Now, please don’t ask why; no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. Or it could be …
What is a Christian worldview and why should you have one? Listen in as I speak with Dr. Tony Beam about the value of a Christian worldview and how you can develop one. Along the way we discuss discernment, politics, and wisdom as well as how you can live out your Christian worldview every day.
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He always lets me know when it is time. He doesn’t care if it is freezing cold, raining, or a blazing hot South Carolina August afternoon. When he needs to go to out, Toby always lets me know. Toby is my German Shorthaired Pointer. He is quite possibly the greatest dog in the world (it’s …
There was a time when we spoke of kids who did not have access to certain opportunities as “underprivileged children.” Rather than speaking of the underprivileged with compassion, the common parlance of our world today is to reverse the language. Instead of focusing on caring for the underprivileged (the alien, the orphan, and the widow), …