God's Front Porch

I watched a coil of wire as the strap that held it in place snapped. The wire looked like a giant toy Slinkey moving as the wire slowly to u...

If you are like me, sometimes things are over my head I remember a colleague calling me about some theological question. I was clueless when...

Thirty-five years ago, I bought a 1986 Firebird Trans Am for my oldest son Andy. He was fifteen at the time and I would not let him drive it...

Today as we celebrate Veteran's Day in the United States, I want to pay tribute to our Veterans. My grand paw Chapman was Veteran of WWI...

Not too long ago a dilemma got my attention. It was a wad of string. The easy thing would have been to toss it in the burn pile, but not me....

When I was a teenager dad had a Farmall Cub tractor that I used. Plows were visible below me. I used the tractor to break ground, disc, plan...

It was a cool rainy day in Bird-In-Hand, Pennsylvania. The morning air was crisp, and rain drizzled as we purchased tickets to ride the hors...

This morning on my way to the optometrist I stopped for gas at a local station. I have been a customer for many years and seen the station c...

Since I experience the call into the ministry, I have never been fond of the term reverend. There have been too many given that title and th...

God always prepares us to minister for Him. I never dreamed that contract negotiations were progression for pastoral ministries. Each step w...

I was out and about one day in Demopolis, Alabama and paid a visit to a church member that had missed church. He owned a windshield business...

I read an interesting article the other day and it resonated with my heart. It was about an upcoming wedding. The bride was thrilled that sh...

They say that silence is golden. My experience with silence is that it can be ire. When we went all night fishing on Mahan Creek, there were...

Fall is my second favorite season. Leaves are turning orange, yellow, brown, and all shades of reddish orange. The more they fall, the close...