I’ve given some thought recently to becoming a television producer. I would like to create a series on ABC called Extreme Makeover: Church Edition. While I confess I’d never watched an episode of the original Extreme Makeover series until researching it, I’ve studied it enough to believe it would be a natural evolution for today’s…
IT WOULD BE HARD TO IMAGINE any earthly father loving his son more than Jacob loved Joseph, yet one of Jacob’s final acts could make you wonder. Joseph was special to him, coming from the womb of Rachel, the wife he adored. Jacob’s special treatment of Joseph led his sons to sell Joseph in hopes…
FIVE MILES EAST OF STILLWATER, OK, you will find the Hardy Compound. Upon moving to Stillwater, we purchased 10 acres on which I eventually built a white two-story house with a full wraparound porch, complete with two Cracker Barrel rocking chairs on the front. Rocking chairs and wraparound porches are not complete without dogs lying…
I received a most incredible gift from Bible Baptist Church a few months ago, a gift appreciated more than any I’ve received in 14 years of serving them. The church regularly includes my whole family in remembering us, but I was the only one who could use this gift. Yet, Lisa was more thankful for…
Don’t let the big word scare you. It originated with a beautiful baby boy given the name Narcissus. Because of how he was conceived, his mother asked a blind seer if he would live long, to which Tiresias replied that he would as long as he did not become infatuated with himself. As Narcissus grew…
