People who have lost their houses and cars and everything they’ve worked for all their lives may feel like giving up. Some do. After thirty or forty years they don’t feel like they have it within them to rebuild and try again. Some have no choice but to live the life they’ve been handed. Financially...

The U.S. unemployment rate ticked down to a 50-year low of 3.5 percent as 179,000 more Americans were employed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ household survey. After today, there will only be three more unemployment reports before the Nov. 8 Congressional midterms: Sept. 2, Oct. 7 and Nov. 4. Pr...

Some time the life of a Pastor and a Pastor’s Wife can really be challenging and at times downright crazy. This past couple of weeks has been one of those times. It all began back in October of last year. Lisa and I took a few days and went to the mountains of Arkansas for a little time off. On our ...

Sometimes in life you just need a boost… Let me share a couple of illustrations. As many of you know I have been having lower back pain for several ye...

Sue Winberry of Olla recently located an article and submitted for publication. Urania, La. June 10, 1918I am advised that the Parish of LaSalle must ...

This is an election year. But the issues this year are not about Democrats and Republicans. The big issue is whether this nation has degenerated to a ...