On November 11, 2018 the world will celebrate the end of World War 1. It began in the summer of 1914 when a Serbian terrorist shot and murdered Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Within a month,the powerhouses of…

Yet another massacre. Yet another lunatic has invaded a house of worship (a synagogue in Pittsburgh) and mercilessly murdered 11 people, wounding several others (including four police officers). Has your church or synagogue taken precautions to make your place of…

It makes me very sad when I think of the slow demise of Sears. My father was a manager for Sears for almost 20 years. He received his business degree from Auburn University in 1948 and began to work for…

The other day my wife and I went to go see the movie “Operation Finale.” If the movie “Unbroken” was about forgiveness, then this movie was about justice. It was also about perseverance and dedication. The movie was about the…

My youngest son ran in a marathon the other day. It was a really big event…some 25,000 participants. He is a college student, and works full time, but hadn’t been able to put in the amount of training it normally…

Without a doubt the greatest book I have ever read outside the Bible is Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. It is the true story of Louie Zamperini and his survival from shipwreck and torture by the Japanese. Angelina Jolie directed the movie…

I remember well how I was picked on in grade school and in junior high because of my size (I was usually the shortest boy). So, I have a special place in my heart for all the “outcasts” in school…

How do you become a Marine? You watch a John Wayne movie and presto!, you are a Marine, right? That’s laughable, isn’t it? But that is almost the attitude some people have about learning self defense. “If I just take…

Over the past 30 years of pastoral ministry I have counseled victims of sexual assault. I cannot convey the sadness and anger I have felt. Sadness that such a horrible crime has been committed, and anger that in most cases…