Should we feel entitled?

My Bible study partner got married this week and he and His bride are heading to Alaska for a nice weeklong cruise and then on to Hawaii (Maui) for another week for their honeymoon. As I contemplate another sweltering hot Mississippi day I must admit I’m...

Sound of freedom . . .

Yesterday my wife and I went to the movie Sound of Freedom. It is a thought provoking incredible true story of a former government agent, Tim Ballard, turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers. Sex...

Lick don’t bite!

There is an old expression that’s often ignored, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you”. I know a man and his family that suffered several significant calamities in a short period of time, and when those tragedies struck I was right there to help...

Hold on – Let go . . .

I got a short email from a friend yesterday whom I haven’t seen or spoken with in perhaps 15 or so years. She is a world class photographer and has done photo shoots of numerous celebrities including musicians such as the Rolling Stones, governors, professional...

Timely blessing

Yesterday a friend came over and we planted Japanese millet adjacent to my farm ponds. Waterfowl love to dine on it and hopefully by duck season they will be feasting on it in big numbers. We have had a brutal heat wave here and have not had any rain in many weeks...