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A Game of Pick Up Have you ever played a game of basketball or some similar group game where two peers had to pick their teams. I have been a part of that scenario numerous times growing up. If you were the one doing the picking and were competitive you would pick the ones that… Read More »

For the Beauty of the Earth When I listen to WRVM every morning, the announcer mentions what national day it is. This has me investigating further, as there is more on the list than I would think. I chose “April is Poetic Earth Month”. Poetry is used to connect people to our planet Earth. Most… Read More »

The Storm Isn’t Over Springtime is the time when seasons change. We leave winter behind and anticipate warmer weather soon. However, with the change in weather comes spring storms. This spring is no different. One day it can be nice and sunny. The next day, an ice storm breaks down trees and leaves people without… Read More »

Rejoice Recently in my quiet time, I’ve been reminiscing about all the Methodist hymns my family sang when I grew up attending a Methodist Church. After all, the most prolific hymn writer was Charles Wesley. He wrote 8,989 hymns in his lifetime. It was reported he wrote 10 lines of verse every day for 50… Read More »

Total Recall While Jerry Falwell was still the President of Liberty University, I had the privilege of sharing the vision of Muslim and Hindu evangelism with students on that campus. On the opening day of the conference, all the guests formed a line and one by one we got to shake his hand and have… Read More »

Lesson 2 From an Ice Storm There is generally peaceful weather after a major storm passes through. This recent ice storm was no different. Yesterday the sun came out, blue sky replaced the dark clouds of the day before, and the temperatures rose. It was so serene to step out early and catch the sun… Read More »

Lessons From an Ice Storm Over the weekend our area was impacted by freezing rain. Many in our area are still without power twelve hours later. Broken tree limbs and fallen trees litter the yards and rural roads. Even a major north south highway was closed for hours to deal with a high-power line on… Read More »

Listen to the Wind I cannot see the air. I only know of its presence when I hear it in the form of wind. From young on I learned wind has different sounds. I remember walking in the woods as a child and listening to the wind gently blow through the trees on a sunny… Read More »

An Angel in Walmart A few years ago, I was in Walmart and heard a woman screaming, “Just wait until you get home?” My heart was pounding one hundred miles a minute as I raced to the area of distress. I turned into the troubled aisle and witnessed a frazzled looking mom repeating angry words… Read More »