No Chicken For Me Please

When I was around nine or ten years old, I lived in the small town of Theo, Mississippi with my grandmother, and two of my younger sisters. The town was only a few square miles in size, so we could …

My Amazing Aunt – A True Pioneer

In my mind, my Aunt Lee was a miracle worker, an inventor, a pioneer, and an amazing aunt, among other things. She wasn’t perfect, but we loved her very much, and she loved us. She was smart. She was a …

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 …

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 …

Finding Treasure

We lived in Theo, Mississippi from the year I was three years old until the year I turned twelve. I had many adventures in that little community and I loved living there. We lived in four different houses during those …

I Miss My Sister And My Friend

I was three years old, and my younger sister, Loretta, and I lived with our grandmother in a little house in Theo, Mississippi. Our mother came to visit one day and introduced us to our new baby sister. Her name …

The Floor, The Camera, And The Sandwich

I’ve already told you about my oldest memory,. Well, I think this is my second oldest one. I remembered playing on the living room floor with a small toy car or truck in that little house that my grandma was …

Was Jesus A Nazarite?

Was Jesus a Nazarite? Many people believe he was, but the word of God does not support that. In fact, it shows the opposite to be true. He was a Nazarene, which simply means he was from Nazareth of Galilee, …

Gift School

Recently, I drove by the first school I ever attended, or where it once was. It was demolished some time ago. Other than an old tree, all that’s left is part of the basketball court, and it’s almost covered with …

The Horse That Almost Reached The Sky

When I was five years old, my sister and I lived with our grandmother in a place called Theo, in Mississippi. One day a man came by our house on a big, beautiful horse. This was the first time I …

Lessons On The Journey – Part 1

It was a day like any other day in Cedar Creek. At least, like any other day for the last several weeks. Two months ago Herbert Brown and his family moved from the big city of River-Port, Mississippi to the …