Thoughts on Failure

by | Jan 19, 2008 | Misc

Stephen Pile has written a book titled The Book of Failures. It’s got unbelievable stuff in it. Like that time back in 1978 during the firemen’s strike in England. It made possible one of the greatest animal rescue attempts of all time. Valiantly, the...

Mike Huckabee Runs (and not just for President)

by | Jan 5, 2008 | Misc

Former Arkansas Governor and current GOP frontrunner for President, Mike Huckabee, is a runner.He was our governor for several years before we moved from Little Rock to Franklin.In this article from Runners World (2005), the great writers investigate how this great...

Was Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus, afraid to go to sleep?

by | Jan 3, 2008 | Misc

Joseph had a lot of dreams.I am listening to the New Testament of the Bible right now. The Word of Promise from Thomas Nelson is quite a production. As I listened to Matthew 1, 2, and 3, I was blown away by Joseph’s sleep apnea problems.The day was turning out to be...

Another Day in the Hospital

by | Dec 28, 2007 | Misc

Hospitals are as similar as they are different.My beloved bride underwent foot surgery today at Williamson Medical Center. We arrived, Kaye changed, and was rolled away to surgery. I sat down in her day surgery room, grabbed my computer for a little work, and then it...

Merry Christmas

by | Dec 26, 2007 | Misc

Blogger’s Note: It seems every Christmas, I hear an Advent hymn in a new light. Sunday morning, our worship pastor, David Hampton, pulled out a bright red and green highlighter and swiped the marker over this verse from “It Came Upon a Midnight...