Monthly Archives: January 2011

One day as I watched the Antiques Roadshow, I saw this kid bring in an aged pistol for appraisal. He and his grandfather had found it on the floor of an old barn. Turns out it was a Confederate Civil War pistol … Continue reading →

This post was adapted and condensed from a post on my orignal blog SonBurn. Some of you may have read the longer version of it. This post will have some scientific concepts in it, but please keep reading until the end … Continue reading →

In keeping with the previous two posts, I thought I would present an opportunity for all of us to thrive. If you’re from the Paducah area, why not consider participating in the upcoming Empty Bowls Project of Paducah? Here is … Continue reading →

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post I came up with a few thoughts comparing a surviving church to a thriving church: A surviving church attracts new members from other churches. A thriving church attracts the un-churched. A surviving church ministers primarily … Continue reading →

          Have you ever seen these iconic images from the Cold War? They were used as training aids informing people to just duck and cover in order to survive the bomb the Russians would drop any day now. Over half a century … Continue reading →

I made it back from my writer’s conference yesterday and now I’m loaded for bear. The group sponsoring the conference (ChristianDevotions.us) has used a few of my devotions in the past and I have posted a few of theirs on this blog. … Continue reading →

Today’s post is going to be completely selfish on my part. Why? Because I’m asking for your prayers as I take a trip this weekend to a Christian writer’s conference in North Carolina. Please pray not only for a safe trip … Continue reading →

Here’s a quick thought for the day. It comes from a quote by St. Francis of Assisi: Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary, use words.  What do you think Francis was trying to tell us? How should we put his … Continue reading →

I just finished up a book I really liked. It was released just a couple of months ago and is called “The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Chistian America” by Gabe Lyons. After reading the title your … Continue reading →

Yesterday being Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, I came across this portion of one of his speeches:  “We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In … Continue reading →