On September 16th, 2004, Hurricane Ivan landed as a category 3 storm in Pensacola. My family lived in Pensacola at the time and were thankfully able to seek refuge at my mother’s house in Montgomery....
A college freshman, Tim, was dreading the call home to his parents. Ever since he’d enrolled, things hadn’t been going as planned, and now he had to break the news."Hey, Mom, can you put me...
The man referenced below had made a mess of things, especially with his wife. He spent years in prison thinking about the damage he left in his wake. As his release date approached, he wrote...
The Lord has made everything beautiful in its time, so from time to time, as the seasons dictate, I’m continuing a series called Wild Game, Tame Garden. Join me as we explore topics ranging from hunting in the...
This week, I had the honor of speaking with Katherine Rodgers, founder of Purposefully Made Ministries and this year’s recipient of the Samford Humanitarian of the Year Award. For the past few years, Katherine and her team have...
Are you and I largely responsible for the monsters being created? I don't know. But at the very least, it's a reasonable thought to consider.Mary Shelley opened her eyes after a frightful dream and realized she'd found...
On Thanksgiving Eve, November 24, 1971, a man named "Dan Cooper" bought a one-way ticket on Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle-Tacoma Airport. He was described as a white male in his...
Dear Friends, Greetings from Dingle, Ireland! I recently had the opportunity to visit the ancient beehive huts in this beautiful place, and it inspired me to reflect on the profound connections between the Old Testament sacrificial...
Savannah’s water broke on a late Wednesday afternoon last fall. Shortly, she and her husband would celebrate life - baby’s first grasp for air followed by loud crying out; a plethora of tears, some from...
Bailey, my daughter, and I would play fun games every night when she was four years old. "Her Royal Highness Crazy Hairdo Hour," as we affectionately called it, was pretty much my way of doting...
