The Gift that Keeps On Giving
It can be great fun to prank your BFF but there are things you should know. You could come home from a road trip to find plastic bugs hidden around your house to take years off of your life span because that revenge minded BFF has gained entry to your home. And you may think your dearly beloved Dixie Belle had a doggie accident in your
Falling Out of Touch
It was a beautiful Saturday morning in Houston, TX. I was watching my favorite soccer player compete while his little brother sat in my lap and played with an animated dog on my iPhone. My daughter was standing at my immediate right, enjoying a pleasant conversation with her friend, Lilane. Jessica had introduced me to Lilane several nights earlier after I spoke at their church
Riding Coat Tails and Red Letter Days
For someone who loves stories, family, history, and worshipping Jesus with like-minded believers, it was a red letter day! I got to travel back in time once again, to that small country church I've told y'all about, where five generations of my family members before me have worshipped. Only this time my son and his family were with us, so you can make that seven! If
They Want to Brand Her!
"They want to brand me," my friend said. Be at peace, y'all. It's not as ominous as it sounds. My friend Joneal and I were talking business and all things Jesus when the conversation turned to branding. Dr. Joneal Kirby is the creator and director of a mentoring ministry for women called, Heart to Home. I'll be mentioning her name more in the coming months as
Beware the Stealthy Fog
A light fog blanketing the landscape can be calming to the soul. Sitting on my back porch, for instance, talking to the Good Lord while the early morning is trying to slip out of its thin pale robe. That's a nice prescription for peace. There are other times when fog is less appreciated, say when you're driving, or how about when it begins to roll up
A Tale Worth Tattling
From my earliest childhood memories I heard it said that no one likes a tattletale. And from my earliest childhood memories I noted that this warning did little to dissuade my peers and I from doing the telling, especially if we had the goods on an enemy. I also noticed that adults were exempt from the label. They were never tattling. They were well-meaning informants doing
How Telling is Your Transformation?
The news alert came across my car radio. A huge bolt of lightning had struck a California beach out of the blue in the middle of a beautifully sunny day, leaving one person dead and more than a dozen injured, one critically. I listened as the desk anchor cut to the scene where a field reporter was waiting to interview an eye witness. I'm still shaking
Arthur Blessitt Visits ATS LIVE
I hope you enjoy last week's podcast. It was a joy to have my long-time friend and hero in the faith with me on air. Arthur has carried the cross in all 323 nations and every major island group of the world. That's 82,000,000 steps and 18,500,000 pounds! And at 73 he is still walking on, sharing Jesus and blessing people to the glory of
A Tailor Made Proposal
It would've been physically impossible for the young man who stopped by our table to smile any broader. Having heard that he was engaged and having already noted that he was with an attractive young lady we hadn't met, my husband and I felt sure we knew who was responsible for his big grin. Phil and I exchanged greetings with the couple and we all began
Living Hand to Mouth on the Words of God
I was just a child the first time I heard it said that a good woman could throw more out the back door than a good man could bring in through the front. For the life of me, I couldn't imagine why the man's wife wanted to throw all of their stuff in the back yard. Years later I realized that the front door/back door