My friend and brother in Christ, Don Hale, left this troubled world on November 5th, 2022. I am confident that he is now smiling and singing in a new, glorious world that is often referred to as the New Jerusalem. Heaven, if you will. At Don’s “Celebration of Life” service last evening, I heard many…
Last night was a treat for me specifically and for my gathering family. A missionary friend of mine, Ben Armacost, happened to be in the West Tennessee area visiting family. When I found out about this, he and I connected and I asked him to come and share with this wonderful house group. Naturally, if…
This morning as Dawn and I enjoyed our Saturday breakfast routine at a local restaurant, a man came over and started an interesting conversation. He is Terry Fields. He didn’t think I’d remember him, but I did. We have had a few brief conversations around our hometown through the years. He has been gone from…
It is our 2022 Thanksgiving Day holiday here in the US. Commercially, this day is skipped over as retailers salivate at the thought of making their profit margins soar during the Christmas season. Yet, Thanksgiving Day should mean more. Shouldn’t it? At the risk of sounding TOO old fashioned, I am thankful for a lot…
Some may not know that many years ago, Dawn and I were members of the Church at Sugar Creek. This was not long after we got married and just before I took the choir director position at Chapel Hill Baptist Church. Yep, you (some of you) just discovered another new thing about me 🙂 Well,…
I am amazed at how social programming has stuck with so many people. This morning, I was shopping with my dear wife for our normal weekly groceries and household items. You can probably guess where we were shopping from the photo used in the header. My commentary is not designed to condemn this retail establishment…