Most of you have seen the He Gets Us ad campaign which shows that to be like Jesus, we must be warm and fuzzy, non-controversial, good people, who accepts and understands everyone, regardless of who t...  Read More

I celebrated a birthday this week.I think most of us when we celebrate a birthday, we can't help but to reflect back on our lives, and although I am nostalgic, I am also keenly aware and stand amazed ...  Read More

A week or so ago, one of my daughter-in-law’s called me, and told me about a library book that her elementary-school child (my grandchild) had checked out of their school library.It was a book about w...  Read More

When I was 16 my life took a dramatic turn.My dad suffered a massive heart attack, and he ended up spending several months in the hospital. To make matters worse, unknown to my mother, my dad had stop...  Read More

“A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, not harm, all the days of her life.” Prove...  Read More

Where there seemed to be no way, no money, no plan, I am reminded that indeed, little is much when God is in it....  Read More

One of the most influential men ever to impact my life as a Christian was Pastor A.W. Jackson. He was the pastor of Cherrydale Baptist Church in Arlington, VA for 25 years. I met him when he was a pro...  Read More

Never in my lifetime did I ever expect to see Roe v. Wade overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States.Many of us have prayed for this for 50 years. Many of us have marched for this and worked...  Read More

I'd been in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for almost six years by the time I came to Christ.  Shortly after I was baptized, Bob Eckhardt, the man who had led me to Christ, told me that I needed to leave...  Read More

My mother and I had a complicated relationship.Even though my mother was seldom around, she was determined to control and dominate me. I realized later in life that perhaps this was not a deliberate a...  Read More

Fifty-one years ago, in the spring of 1971, I gave my life to Jesus Christ.The first person I wanted to tell was Bob Eckhart, the preacher who had handed me a gospel tract and shared Christ with me on...  Read More

As I drove off the church property after the congregational meeting, in September 2017, I was aware that things would never be the same....  Read More