One day last week I again ran into a longtime acquaintance. As always I saw her weariness as she continues her years of lovingly caring for her husband. Her nights are long. Her days are long. As we chatted this…
“Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8, NASB). I certainly wish he didn’t prowl around wanting our children, but he does. I…
A beautiful pre-Civil War cemetery sits along the back edge of our yard. The oldest grave is dated 1856. Family members of a past generation honored their loved ones by erecting an iron fence along the front and tall stone walls…
I was in a ladies Bible class one day that was discussing the definition of religious. One woman taught English as a Second Language classes at a university. She mentioned religious Muslims in her classes who stopped three times a…
Ray loves Philippians. I have heard him teach from it again and again. Philippians 4:6-8 is a particularly comforting passage. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord…
Happy Independence Day from beautiful downtown Gainesboro in Jackson County, Tennessee! Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God. Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear…
