The Reverend Billy Graham said something in the latter years of his ministry that both humbles and haunts me. In an interview with Christianity Today in 1977, Graham spoke of things he would have done differently. “One of my great regrets is that I have not studied enough,” he said. “I wish I had studied …
“As far as I’m concerned, Covid is over,” someone in the barbershop declared. It’s true: we are reemerging, like moles crawling out of their homes in the ground, from a devastating pandemic. In a few weeks, the mask mandate in Kentucky will be lifted, but for many, it’s already a thing of the past. I …
When Lori’s dad died six years ago, some friends gave her a small, stone bench with the inscription, “A father holds a child’s hand for a while…their hearts forever.” We placed it beneath a tree, in the shade, within a few feet of our garden. From time to time, I’ve sat there, if only for a …
I was raised in a family where my Mom worked at home with the kids and Dad worked at the office. Mom and Dad loved their respective roles. I suppose that’s why Mom took it especially hard when Dad let Mother’s Day slip by him one year. It only happened once. But that was enough. …
Why is it so difficult to remember the good stuff while we let all the negative hang around like one of those tiny grease spots on your tie? The more you focus on wiping it away, the bigger the smear becomes. My wife, Lori, and I write in our thankful journals almost every morning. I …
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