Psalm 19, verse 1 – “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” In 1957, a Russian satellite,...
Long ago, on a clear summer Kentucky day, my father, Leo Thompson, the sharecropper, and I “persuaded” our herd Angus bull to go inside the stock...
Thank you for making us wonderfully complex! (Psalm.139:14) How often have we seen others staring into space, and we have wondered,”What is on their minds?” When...
My mother amazed me that she could cook up three big meals a day on the farm. She was adept with the kitchen utensils of...
Recently, I had a medical checkup. My doctor told me that it was now paid by Medicare. The nurse asked me if I had fasted, and...
For expecting parents who already know it is a boy could consider the name Obadiah. I did a search on the baby names past and present,...
Our sons occasionally would ask us about the good old days. Well, are the good old days gone? For us, the now older generation…those days are...
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb...
New Year’s Day fell on December 25 until Gregory XIII revised the Julian calendar in 1582 and changed it to January 1. Janus, the god...
(Proverbs 16:31- Gray hair is a crown of splendor) We all want to live as long as possible. The Scripture promises three score and ten, seventy...
It is God Himself that has made us what we are and given us a new life in His Son. – Ephesians 1:10 Christmas, the holiday...
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are...
What Comes Next For Me When I Die? Many go through life, day after day, year after year until they die, and they may never...
Subreddits – about life – if it were a video game Wouldn’t life be easier if it were a video game? If murder hornets were a...
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept, and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh...
The following was given to me by a young lady at church. In a corner of the article, it was inscribed “Alice.” It is so well...
This is a true story. I know personally the party involved. Love dwindled, unhappiness and dissatisfaction grew, daily fussing and fighting characterized the relationship of...
“And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.” Genesis 2:8 The grandchildren wanted...
Well, the season is upon us when the winds are blowing warm and then cool. The trees are trying to hold on to their leaves...
Does anyone know when the universe first started? Hold up your hand if you know. Oops! Hold up your mouse. When I was in grade...
Many years ago, the Great Falls Church made every effort to reach people moving into the area. In some small ways, it worked; in...
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: I Peter 5:8 Free TV...
Being retired! Time to lay back. Mow the lawn. Chop a few weeds out of the garden. It’s not always “The Life of Riley!”...
When I was growing up, at church, the preacher would remind us that a battle was raging. It was the battle for our souls. The...
It is almost the time again when the ladies’ fall fashions will be paraded out in the news media. I wonder what the models eat....
When I still worked, I learned to deal with the piles of printed paper and the general untidy space I ruled over. Now retired, I try...
Paul Harvey, at 90 years old, is gone but will be best remembered for THE REST OF THE STORY. His different view of the news...
One of the remaining Cross Clusters south of Culpeper is still there; some history of this landmark. On October 6, 1993, Bernard Coffindaffer died. He...
There was a time when I searched the ads for the best price on M&M chocolate-covered peanuts. Eventually, my obsession with them ebbed, and I...
“The time has come,” the walrus said, “To talk of many things: of shoes – and ships – and ceiling wax – And whether pigs have...