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Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum! Maybe you remember those words from your childhood.  Maybe you’ve read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.  The story itself has circulated in some form since at least the 1700’s.  Giants have most assuredly always been around.  Jonah’s giant was a big fish, David’s giant was a big Philistine—what’s yourContinue reading “Giants in the Land”

This morning, as I was moving from a deep, restful sleep into the real world (that happens to me at about 3 AM every morning), an old, old song invaded my mind. . .Jesus Is Tenderly Calling. Fanny J. Crosby wrote this great call to the wayward, weary soul in 1883.  It goes like thisContinue reading “Jesus is Calling”

Just ask the people in the Northeast.  We have a relatively balmy 16 degrees here in the Memphis area. Watching the network news, one would think maybe this has never happened before.  After all, what the heck is an Arctic Vortex? I remember way back in the early 1980’s going out one morning in theContinue reading “Baby! It’s Cold Outside!”

For the past several weeks, here in north Mississippi, the flu bug and the stomach bug have been ravaging households.  Mine has not been immune.  Fortunately,  at my house, we have bedrooms on opposite sides of the house that allow me and my wife to stay apart when we’re sick.  And I’ve gotta tell you,Continue reading “Sickness in the Syko Ward”

It’s been a good long while, apparently over a year, since I took advantage of this venue.  The reasons are various, none of which are worthy of rehearsing.  Truth is, life has been happening at hyper speed so I can’t complain.  As long as life is still moving along, it’s all good.   I’ve beenContinue reading “Back again. . .on a tear”

Here we go again. . .literally.  This Wednesday, the day after Christmas, 18 missioners including me, will board a plane for Lima, Peru.  After a 4 hour bus ride south of Lima, we will begin an intense 4-day mission among the wonderful people in the Canete area. We are going to represent our Lord andContinue reading “shoes in the desert”

Our world is getting stranger by the day, don’t you agree?  All over the US, during the “holiday season,” it is getting harder to celebrate the whole reason for the holiday.  In public schools, no more carols that mention Christ.  The same holds true on “public” property.  No more nativity scenes, no more Christmas trees,Continue reading “making the legal, legal”

I’ve had a few heroes in my life.  In my youth, I thought President John Kennedy was the greatest man in the world.  I was a kid and he was highly promoted by my dad, a fellow navy man, so it was easy to put him up on a pedestal.  As I got older, foundContinue reading “sweet rivers of jerusalem”

David Silverman, president of American Atheists, has done it again.  This time on a Times Square billboard in downtown New York City.  His sign with a picture of Santa captioned with “keep the merry” and under it a picture of Christ captioned “dump the myth” has raised the ire of a lot of people. SilvermanContinue reading “o thou fool”

Tis the season, they will say as they spend their billions.  Giving gifts wrapped in shiny paper is what Christmas is all about right?  Not at all.  The complete and utter secularization of the holiday has convinced the majority of well-meaning people that the proper way to celebrate Christmas is to give presents.  The factContinue reading “Christmas is NOT about giving”