“Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Ma j. Gen. John A. Logan declared it should be …
Category: God School
All My Essentials…
I remember the morning, it was June 18th, my first real day of military service. There were some 200 young men walking down the line in a big warehouse, with men behind the counter asking each man what size we were. From underwear to socks, shoes/boots, uniforms, hats…everything we needed. And it all got stuffed …
It Was All About The Prize.
Every morning, and I mean every morning, my mother was up first getting the coffee going and fixin’ breakfast. Many times it was still dark outside. Breakfast was eggs, bacon or sausage, toast or biscuits and maybe oats or cream of wheat but seldom grits as dad, having a Yankee mother, did not like grits! …
What If…?
It's an early morning rainstorm coming over the lake. It’s the sound of the rain hitting the steel roof and the rolling thunder in the distance. To me, it’s His whisper, "Be still. It's Me." When we are busy, we miss the small whispers of His presence. Everything God does is intentional. He reveals His …
Seeing Around Corners & Curves
Life is full of sharp curves & blind corners. Life is like going down the highway, foot on the floor, just fat dumb & happy when suddenly…it’s a curve. You have no idea what is on the other side. What are you going to do? Your sharp curve, blind corner might be, “We are going …
Disappointed…
Have you ever had someone let you down? Maybe it’s the person in a position who could help you but didn’t. These people begin showing up early in our lives on the playground at school, then at work, at church, of course politics, and even at home. As I write I begin to remember people …
Confused?
Information, if there is one thing we do not lack in this world, it is information. I found in Google, “that people consume as much as 74 gigabytes per day, which is the equivalent of watching 16 movies.” “Pew Research Center finds that people receive their news from over 3,600 news sources.” You name it …
It Was Juicy…
Yesterday Mary & I enjoyed a delicious & juicy steak at Longhorn Steak House. Halfway through our meal Mary smiled and said, “You’ve got it on you.” Yes, I wear my food well. As we were leaving, I told the manager, “this is evidence that your steaks are good and Juicy.” So, today, the day …
“Let Me Go…Let Me Go!”
Some of my first memories of my Mother’s relationship with Jesus were: That night we were driving back from Carlisle. I was in the front seat with mom & dad as she began to sing, “I come to the garden alone while the dew is still on the roses…” I must have been 4 or …
The Choice…
The BSF study of Revelation has been incredible. Amid the mystery, the unanswered questions, the terrible wrath that awaits unbelievers and the Glory of God, one of my discussion brothers crystalized it all this morning. “We have a choice of who we serve, Him (Jesus) or me.” As I look back on my life, I …
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