From around 2012 until 2015, I had the privilege of serving as the International Chaplain for a world-wide mission organization called Hellfighters Christian Ministries. Based out of Laurel, MS, this ministry, founded by Laurel businessman Richard Headrick (Headrick Sign Company), had many facets, b...

I am stuffed. I have eaten enormous amounts of delicious holiday foods for the last 2 months, and I am stuffed to the brim. I know, gentle readers, that I should have exercised more self-control and taken only moderate samplings of the tasty offerings, but I didn’t. I indulged. I enjoyed. I relished...

It is always helpful to look back over the previous year, both as a sense of accomplishment and as an indication of how the new year may go.2025 was quite a year in many respects, much of it positive.The U.S. economy is growing solidly, energy costs are dramatically lower than a year ago, employment...

Family gatherings, church services and Christmas songs are what make the Yuletide merry, and my country upbringing is deep seated in these simple trad...

We are likely in the crush of the Christmas season. Perhaps things are just as, if not more, busy and hectic than they’ve been all year. We feel press...

In my 56 years on this earth, I’ve had some incredible experiences. My definition of an incredible experience is being part of an event that so profou...