Ruby Anderson was the main character in the last story I published. Before I move on to other stories, I want to share another Ruby...

In John 1:43 Jesus found a man named Phillip and invited him to follow Him. Phillip followed Jesus and became one of the 12 disciples....

In Luke 7:11-17 the Bible tells the story of Jesus entering the city of Nain and raising to life the dead son of a widow who was being...

Cal Smith sung a song titled Country Bumpkin. Some of the lyrics are "Hello, country bumpkin, How's the frost put on the pumpkin? I've...

When I became the pastor of Poydras Baptist Church in Louisiana in 1972, several people mentioned a member who was a shut-in lady. Her...

​Each life is a story. I have mine and you have yours. As we live out the story of our lives, our stories intersect and interact. This...

When I speak of the beginning and end of scripture, I am not saying that the Bible will be destroyed or no one will read it anymore. I am...

We should be honest to everyone but especially, we should be honest to God. In Mark 3:4 Jesus addressed a question to the Pharisees and...

You have a story that uniquely belongs to you. Others may have stories similar to you, but none are exact duplicates. A few weeks ago, an...

Eating is an activity that all of us engaged in on a regular basis. When we sit down to consume a meal, what goes through our minds? Some...

This blog is a companion blog to my previous blog which was titled "The Power of Personal Convictions." When personal convictions are...

Every individual has a inherent source of power in his life. It is the power of personal convictions. History has proven that people...

Most people make investments of some kind during their lifetime. Paying into Social Security to provide retirement income is an...

Almost 14 years ago I resigned as pastor of First Baptist Church in Rayville, Louisiana for the purpose of retirement. My post-retirement...

Lines have a variety of usages in our lives. They are painted as stripes on highways to establish driving lanes. Sometimes they are laid...

Charles Atlas one of the world's strongest men when he lived was born Angelo Siciliano. He took the name Charles Atlas when he began to...

To say that there are issues to be addressed and problems to be solved in our world today is to state the obvious. Some of the ones often...

Last night after the Wednesday night service at Salem Baptist Church, a member asked me to write a statement about how pastors can...

The ball has fallen in Times Square one more time and we have flipped the calendar to 2023. Rather than just exclaim "full steam ahead"...

The story that I am about to relate is a true story that happened on December 25, 1956. I am not proud of the story. I think back on it...