Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the face someone is showing you? Are there thoughts running through their head that differ from the words coming out of their mouth or the expression on their face? There is probably not a soul on earth who has not faced a situation in which someone they respected […]
Each fall, folks from around the country gather to celebrate the people who bless them with the Word in song—on radio, from pulpits, and on stages. For more than half a century, the week-long National Quartet Convention has been the mainstay of the Southern Gospel music calendar. Today that reunion of sorts takes place in […]
I pushed on through the mountains, the Chevy Lumina taking the curves with surprising accuracy. Snow lay along the roads as I watched for black ice on the interstate. I had hit black ice before, when I was about 20. I exited Atlanta’s I-285 at Doraville, heading home from a concert in Marietta. About 20 […]
Have you ever wondered whom your walk each day impacts? Are you a leader in your community or your church? How about in your family? Do you set the pace that everyone else follows? What does it mean to be a leader? As I look back at those in my life who inspired me to […]
I don’t know much about my Grandpa Harve’s childhood, although I am told his tales of life on the Tennessee River rivaled Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. When my dad was a boy, Harve gathered the children around the fireplace and, before bed, told a story of an orphaned boy named A.J. (his real initials), filled […]
From my earliest days of watching Westerns, sci-fi shows, and family sitcoms, I was inspired by heroes who stepped up for the underdog, brought the bullies down, put criminals to justice, and defended the innocent. Those lessons came from a generation of men and women who had fought World War II alongside America’s allies, then […]
Sometimes I wish I could find my way back to a simpler time, when things felt good, problems belonged to someone else, and worries were few and far between. Lately my memories keep reaching back to the days when I was a boy and my father still held the center of the house. Upon his […]
We all face major conundrums in life that leave us wondering what we should do next. I have been blessed with only a handful of such moments. Day-to-day matters usually require a quick decision and then forward momentum. Sometimes, though, we encounter an issue—in our personal life or our business—that sends our minds into overdrive. […]
About 15 years ago, my writing path took me into the life and times of an amazing woman. I have co-authored three autobiographies, and with each one I have learned so much. Through other people’s lives and experiences, lessons pile up like cordwood near the axe stump. These lessons can sneak in through a story […]
You’ve probably heard the expression “They have something stuck in their craw.” It’s one of those old sayings that essentially means someone is mad or upset about something. There’s not a day that goes by when such an occurrence can’t seep into your being and take over your thinking. It might be a passing statement […]
