Obstacles and answers
Easter is the Sunday more people attend church than any other. However, despite significantly higher numbers last Sunday, many believe the out…
From the first time Popeye strode across the boards of a black and white pier, his blimpy forearms and clenched fists gyrating in piston motio…
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
Twelve-year-old Jeremy was nearly five years behind in school. He had made it only to the second grade at the Christian school he attended. Co…
Hear that wind? Not too loud — just a pleasant puff of air that slides across your ears like a whisper. Like pursed lips blowing syllables of …
With the beloved children’s author Dr. Seuess being the latest on the chopping block of what is being called “cancel culture,” it is once agai…
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
Google recently removed several dangerous mobile applications (apps) from the Google play store, this past week. These were disguised as gener…
This is part two of a two-part column. Part one, "Life mirrors fiction," appeared in the March 17th issue of The Farmington Press. – Editor
It’ll work out better in the long run
When I was pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Rolla during the 1990’s I became friends with fellow-pastor Rob Hobson who lived about 10…
On Easter Sunday I always wore a new dress to church. My shoes didn’t tie like everyday sneakers. They were secured with a single strap across…
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
Harvard political scientist Robert D. Putnam and Harvard graduate Shaylyn Romeny Garrett wrote a fascinating book released on Oct. 13, 2020 en…
I have plenty to worry about. One of my ears sticks out farther than the other. I get my kids’ names mixed up with long-dead relatives. If gas…
My dad, Dave Ramsey, filed for bankruptcy the year I was born.
Last year, we dealt with a lot of unknowns because of the coronavirus situation. Taxes were no exception. From the federal tax deadline being …
I watched the PBS Masterpiece series recently, “All Creatures Great and Small.” The book written by James Herriot is on my all-time favorites …
Later this year I will celebrate 40 years as a pastor. Most of what I have observed during my years of ministry cannot be characterized as mir…
“I’m almost out of coffee.” John slurps another swig of Folgers, his eyes squinting against the steam that rises from the mug. “I have MAYBE e…
Dear Friends,
It’s just not worth it
I brought flowers to Mom this week. Springtime stems of forsythia, dogwood and lilac. It’s too early for the real thing — but silk is fine.