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…
Fresh Starts When Right Becomes Routine | January 2013 Article Lying on his bed with his ears plugged by earbuds from an iPod containing 1,200 songs, a 14-year-old boy stares like a zombie at a television with 147 channels. He holds the controller, playing one of more than 30 games in a video game system…
Understanding VS. Justification | November 2012 Article An hour ago his son’s questions had challenged Solomon, and the king had tried his best to offer words of wisdom and explanation to help his son understand a life situation. Now he was trying to capture the heart of that bedtime conversation in a few pithy statements…
