I have been a fan of classical literature for a long time. Although I am a Christian, I think that the pagan world before Christ still has much to offer us in their search for beauty, goodness, and truth. After…

When I was in high school I came across an article in Guideposts magazine about Max Cleland. He was President Carter’s VA chief, and he was a wounded veteran (missing two legs and an arm). Mr. Cleland saw this poem,…

It’s the Christmas season, and I would like to focus on just one word: forgiveness. The purpose of Jesus’ mission to earth was to redeem for Himself a people who would be free to serve Him. Through His sacrificial death…

OK, so this blog is just a shameless promotion about my hometown of Savannah Georgia. Last month I went down there for a Young Life reunion (Young Life is a Christian organization for high school kids; I was a student…

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…