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Wednesday marked one year since our son John Scott went home to be with the Lord. The anticipation of this milestone has weighed heavily on our hearts and minds the whole month of October. Yet, there...

I have had a reader request I write about the following experience again. It has been 35 years ago but I can still recall the man who used to roam the streets of Clovis. Our children named him the...

I visited with my cousin this past week and one of the things we talked about was our kinship to Mark Twain. According to written family records and oral family history, all my first cousins, aunts...

I read an interesting example this past week and the author was discussing politics. His point was that the government was the scapegoat for all the problems we have in society today. In other words,...

What is the difference in these two terms: “Pharisee” and “publican?” In New Testament times, a Pharisee was one who was a Jew and who firmly, harshly and even unbendingly held to the...

Last week I was going through some magazines and pulled out an issue of the “Smithsonian.” It was an April 2013 edition and as I flipped through the pages, I read an article on the vastness of...

We all build our lives on something. The issue revolves around this question: Is that “something” what you would risk your eternity on? Let me explain with an experience from my childhood. In...

This past week has been devastating for many families and the city of Clovis. Many have asked “why” due to this week’s tragic event. If you have questioned “why,” you are not alone. Even Kin...

What is the significance of the cross of Jesus Christ? Why is there so much emphasis on the cross of Christ?” Even the secular world recognizes the figure of a cross, even though to many the cross...

With the start of a new school year, I’m reminded of the women in my family — a family of teachers and so many memories. One such memory reflects on my sister Susie’s teaching career. For many...

David Platt is one of my favorite authors. He wrote “Taking Back Your Faith From the Great American Dream.” In that book he wrote: “I could not help but think that somewhere along the way we...

Every night before we go to bed, we take the dog outside. That’s the time that sounds of the night are different. There is a certain distinct harmony during the nighttime that I do not hear during...

My favorite show on television is “Fixer Upper” with Chip and Joanna Gaines. I am somewhat “hooked” on watching that show. To see an old house transformed into a beautiful and inviting,...

I have been doing some reading in an unusual book. We have some of the “Foxfire” book series on our bookshelves in the den. The books in this group are an accumulation of the people’s ideas,...

It was in Boston several years ago that I first saw a genuine lighthouse. While driving out toward the tip of Cape Cod, we stopped to explore a lighthouse that was open to visitors. Standing on the...

Often during the day I think about the sovereign power of God and the depth of his love for all of us. I stand amazed that he loves me. The Scriptures tell us that God has loved for generations. The...

The Apostle Paul in Galatians 6:3: “For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.” Charles Elliot, renowned Bible scholar, commented on this verse. Elliot sa...

I am sure I share many growing up experiences with other baby boomers my age. When it came to buying clothes, no doubt my sister Susie and I stood alongside the other millions of children in the...

Looking back can be beneficial. Let me explain. Life is really different for our family than what it was a year ago. Many twists and drastic turns have occurred in the road our family has traveled thi...

Lately the world has been filled with terrible and discouraging news. The reports of violence, terrorism and killings have dominated updates on much of the national media. Yet a realization has come...

Worry is a crippling phenomenon. I know I tend to worry over life in general and I think I am not alone. Those areas of worries that consume people are health, finances, family and jobs. In this life...

Sadly, I read an article last week in which the author challenged his readers by asserting that patriotism in America is on the decline. And how is that decline manifested? The author claimed that...

Graduation season is upon us. Graduation speakers, famous and non-famous alike, use phrases in their graduation speeches like “be yourself,” “go for your dreams,” “think big,” “step out...

On this Mother’s Day weekend, I have some questions for all mothers: Do you ever get discouraged? Do you ever feel that your efforts, endeavors and effectiveness as a mother are challenged? Do you...

Soon it will be Mother’s Day and the third Mother’s Day without my mother. My mother lived on a day-to-day basis a life of thankfulness because of the grace God had given her. C.S. Lewis wrote in...