My plan was to join the Air Force and fly jet planes. They fascinated me. Our home was just a few miles north of a Strategic Air Command base. Bad vision took care of that plan. It was not a disappointment....
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The year was 1967. The place was Jackson, Tennessee. I was a college freshman about to learn a lesson. The campus of Union University was not overly crowded on the weekends back in 1967. By the way, this was...
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Bro. Glenn Johnson stood at the base of the steps leading up to the baptistery of the First Southern Baptist Church of Tallapoosa, Missouri. He was about to baptize three young believers. Prior to this...
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“‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” Clement Clarke Moore’s poem never ceases to move me. It awakens memories of Christmases past and...
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When I committed my life to the ministry, no one told me there would be so many funerals. Some days, it seems that the majority of the folks to whom I’ve provided ministry have died. Rumor has it that those...
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I like having dinner with friends. The menu is immaterial, though a tasty meal well-served is nice. The best part of dinner with friends is the conversation. No matter how often I share dinner with a friend...
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I confess to being Facebook fan. While I don’t spend a lot time on Facebook, I do find it an interesting place to visit. Recently, a friend posted the following: “If you didn’t hear it with your own ears or...
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Because of baptism, I almost was not ordained to the gospel ministry. In fact, December 29, 1968, the date of my ordination at the First Southern Baptist Church of Tallapoosa, Missouri, was almost a disaster....
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Do you remember those church offering envelopes with the check-off boxes? One of them was “Daily Bible Reading.” My generation was encouraged to do it all, check all the boxes, and score 100% for the week. I...
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There seems to be ever-growing numbers of people who are convinced that God has a finger on the pulse of everything and everybody. In Baptist circles, in particular, we have a new breed of minister and...
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Just a few miles up I-71 from where I live is the Kentucky Speedway. For three days (July 7, 8, & 9), there were big happenings–three races, including a cup race on Saturday night. As one might...
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While watching an episode of All in the Family, “Edith’s Crisis of Faith,” a few nights ago, I found myself thinking about Jesus. Funny how that happens; but why shouldn’t Jesus show up in a sitcom? Back in...
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