Signs, Wonders and a Baptist Preacher

We often limit God, and generally don’t aim to or even realize we are. We know that God can do anything, but have trouble putting that knowledge into practice. Chad Norris talks about moving passed that mindset in Signs, Wonders and a Baptist Preacher. Telling how he came to realize that there is more to life […]

Word Indeed

One of my favorite Three Stooges short has them as witnesses in a trial. They are trying to get Curly ready for the stand, and he cannot understand the man trying to administer the oath. The judge breaks in and says, “He’s asking you if you swear…” Curly cuts him off with, “No. But I […]

Worth-y-less

I was perusing some classifieds today, and saw a coin collection. I have dabbled in numismatics (I really thought that would have been numismatism, but the spell checker doesn’t like it). Ironically, I don’t have enough money to collect money. But that isn’t what crossed my mind when I looked at the ad. I didn’t look real […]

Life’s a Pain

Life can and does hurt. I don’t know of any person that has not faced pain in their life. Some do experience seemingly less pain, but everyone knows what it’s like to hurt. When the pain is severe and long lasting, where is God? Does He leave us alone until the pain is gone? Or […]

Reasons for Belief

Do you know what you believe, Who you believe in? Do you know the why of your belief? Many times, we will give someone a broad answer, hoping that they will move on. It doesn’t have to be that way, nor should it. We all need to know our beliefs and how to explain them? […]

Big To-Do

With all the activities available today, plus any family obligations, to-do lists seem to be more than a small sheet of paper. If I, for one, was to write down everything I had to do on a given day, down to the smallest item, it would take at least a full size sheet of paper. […]

Do you mind?

Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most. Mind over matter. There are many more sayings that mention the mind, but I should probably move on to what I’m thinking about before it slips my mind. I don’t do very well at multitasking. I do better if I concentrate on one […]

A Cast of Stones

A guy that is considered to be worthless to those in the community is given a task that is too important to mess up. In completing the task, the guy gets involved in something that is bigger than he even knew existed. He learns there is more outside of the world he knew, and there […]

All Talk

I guess nearly everyone is familiar with there being a difference between saying to do something, and actually doing it. That is something everybody will face once they get old enough. It is phrased in other ways, “practice what you preach” is a well known one, “do as I say, not as I do,” is […]

Noah Webster

You can find out quite a bit of facts about historical people, but what was their life like? Books often just tell of accomplishments, and we are left to wonder about the details. Isabel Proudfit fills in details about Noah Webster and his course to create an American dictionary. Starting from his life as a […]