Professor Poppy is awesome! He is also a good friend and brother in Christ. His real name is Brent Varner, and he started doing Gospel Illusions over two years ago, if memory serves me well. Last night, he presented his show at Poplar Heights Baptist Church in Jackson, TN. Poplar Heights is another special place…
Occasionally it happens. I wake in the middle of the night after a vivid dream that prods the spirit within me. Last night, it happened and I woke up around 4AM wondering what the meaning of my dream was all about. Parts of it were vague, but the main theme was obvious. I dreamed in…
Recently, I was asked to participate in the RAP program at our local Boys & Girls Club (Humboldt). As a CEF local director, I have organized official CYIA activities there for several years, mostly in the summer months. However, on this occasion I served as concerned citizen and missionary. The RAP program is designed to…
This will be different… additionally, what you read here is NOT designed to hurt your feelings or poke fun at anyone. The subject of the commentary is more general in nature and looks at the prevailing culture. This culture is not only affecting America but also resides in other countries around the globe. So, let’s…
I sincerely pray that this new year will bring you peace, joy, and grace in Jesus. I pray that we will all become healthier and more focused on the things that are important rather than the frivolous things that bombard us in the culture war. Trust me, I DO understand that the culture war is…
Dear brother or sister, do you care? Do you see those faces, void of concern, tainted by a harsh childhood, or filled with dull gray drug-induced blank stares? They are all around us. You may have pushed them into the shadows of your mind, hiding them from YOUR reality… but they are there. Usually, we…
It is Christmas Eve as I start writing this, around 11:55am, and I begin the process of attempting to put feelings into words on a digital piece of paper. This year as in many others, the business of life, ministry, and annoying health issues (actually, this part is new) have made me say more than…
Goooooood morning! Have you ever met a religious person who is so fixated on one specific spiritual element that he or she makes everyone uncomfortable when he or she enters a room? Yep, I bet you have a person’s face popping into your mind’s eye right now! Let me preface this post by saying I…
December 10th, 2022 was Dawn and my 40th Wedding Anniversary. We have been down many roads together, near and far. We have experienced life in unique and unusual ways. We have honored our marriage covenant through the good times and the less than good times 🙂 We brought two children into the world and raised…