When I was a kid, I found an electrical wire at my dad’s house that had been cut off from some electronic item. The ends of the two wires had been stripped about an inch or so, evidently to reuse later. As I looked at the two naked wires, … Continue reading
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Nailed To The Cross
If you’re a Christian, and/or attend church regularly, or if you’ve been around Christians much, then I’m sure you’ve heard somebody say that the law was nailed to the cross. They say the Ten Commandments were only for the Jews, … Continue reading
Did Moses Write The 10 Commandments On The 2nd Set Of Stone Tablets?
Did Moses write the Ten Commandments on the second set of stone tablets, or did God? Some Bible disputers point out what they say are two contradictory scriptures. They claim that one account says God wrote the Commandments on the … Continue reading
Peleg And The Divided Earth
Genesis chapter 10 briefly mentions a man named Peleg and says the earth was divided in his days. The Bible doesn’t tell us much about Peleg, but we can uncover more than we see at first glance by looking at … Continue reading
The Archangel And His Trumpet
I’ve always loved music. As far back as I can remember, music has been a big part of my life. I wrote my first song when I was only 3 years old, with my grandmother, and sister. Growing up, I … Continue reading
Do You Know So-And-So?
When I was young, there was a little country store in a place called Hatchie Bottom, in Goose Pond, Mississippi. It was just down the road from Union Center. The owner’s name was Early Crum, and his wife’s name was Short. No lie. No joke. That was … Continue reading
A Lesson From Trash
When I was a young man, I worked for a company that employed about 300 people. They had a cost reduction program where they encouraged each employee to find ways to save the company money, and each employee whose cost … Continue reading
Cats, Rats, Snakes, And Bobcats
When I was young, my aunt had a well in her backyard. It was the kind you have to lower a bucket down into and draw up the water. She built a shed over it connecting it to the house, … Continue reading
Firecrackers, Cigarettes, And God
When I was a kid, my grandmother put an empty milk jug in the fork of a small tree in front of our house, to keep birds away, if I remember correctly. I loved firecrackers and she would buy me … Continue reading
The Giants And The Thunder
For some of you who don’t know me, this story may reveal my age, but to some of you much younger people, it may make you think I’m older than actually am. When I was in the first grade, once … Continue reading
The Angel And The Hitchhiker
When I was a young man, I had several strange experiences. I want to share a couple of them with you today. This one happened when I was nineteen or twenty years old. I was a young Christian and I … Continue reading
Another Embarrassing Moment
If you follow my blog or read my books, then you know me pretty well because I’ve opened up about a lot of really personal things and even some embarrassing things that have happened to me over the years. This … Continue reading
You Think It’s In The Bible But It’s Not
I’ve always found it frustrating when people miss-quote the Bible, but what was really frustrating was hearing people “quote the Bible” when what they were quoting wasn’t even in the Bible. I tried not to be too critical when letting … Continue reading
4 Things Christians Must Do
The Bible tells us that we’re in a war. This war is not fought with guns and tanks and Grenades. It’s a spiritual war. The Apostle Paul does a great job of explaining this in the book of Ephesians, chapter … Continue reading
The Road Less Traveled
Several years ago, I was working at a place called Parker, in Booneville, Mississippi. I worked there for ten years and drove to work down Highway 45. I saw lots of things on that road in those ten years, and … Continue reading
Devdas And The Great Spirit
Many years ago in Native America, there was a great Indian chief named Kanuna. He was the husband of a beautiful young woman named Salani. One day the great Spirit blessed them with a wonderful baby boy. On the seventh … Continue reading
The Ghost In The Closet
I attended a small country school when I was young. There were eight grades in the two-story, brick building, but the basement held the restrooms and the lunchroom and kitchen, supplies, and other miscellaneous things. The second and third grade … Continue reading
My Other Little Sister
I was about six years old and my sister was sixteen months younger than me. One day we went to the little country store that had recently opened up in front of our house. The owner’s name was Amos. My … Continue reading
The Aliens Will Soon Return
I’ve always been interested in space. I remember learning about the planets, the stars, and the galaxies in school. It was so interesting to know there was so much out there beyond our little world. Then I heard about UFOs … Continue reading
One Tree, Two Cousins, And Four Flat Tires
It was Halloween and I was 19 years old. I had just recently come to my senses and was off drugs and alcohol. I was trying to rebuild my life and become a better person. I had a good job … Continue reading