I remember reading Franklin Graham’s book Rebel with a Cause. He talked about wrestling with the expectations that he would follow in the footsteps of his father, evangelist Billy Graham. The book detailed Franklin’s rebellion
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As part of the men’s ministry, our church had a Men’s BBQ Fellowship in September. The speaker was an 17-year-old university student. Matthew shared with the 160 men present that his goal was to become a
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After a beautiful wedding in Boone, North Carolina, my younger son had his mid-June wedding reception at the Student Center of Appalachian State University. The car he and his bride were going to
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A Drive Through the Middle of Nowhere My wife and I visited my older son and his wife in southwest Virginia earlier this month. After picking up coffee from our favorite coffee roaster in Floyd,
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In a March devotion about God, Goliath, Velociraptors, and the Burj Khalifa, I mentioned that my grandson is fascinated with the story of David & Goliath. It must have been something he learned at church
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As the Israelites were backed up against the Red Sea, the people were terrified. Pharaoh’s army was closing in behind them, and the sea blocked their escape. In their panic, they questioned why Moses had
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As a young Christian, I was always puzzled by the Bible’s description of King David as “a man after God’s own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). Wasn’t David an adulterer and murderer? Hardly the
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During World War II, my father-in-law served on a U.S. Navy boat that patrolled the East Coast looking for German U-boats. One day the captain remarked that they were off the coast of Virginia. My
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From 1959 to 1967, TV host Art Linkletter hosted a show titled “Kids Say The Darndest Things.” My grandson Alex could have filled an entire episode. At three and a half, Alex is fascinated by
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My son John and his family live less than 10 miles from my wife and me, so I “find excuses” to make the trip to their house often, especially to play with my 6-year-old granddaughter
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