It was a TV program called “To Tell The Truth.” Three people came onto the stage claiming to be a person of accomplishment, but two were imposters.

Fake news abounds. We should strive to learn the difference between entertainment and biblical truth.

The younger generation doesn’t understand a number of words and phrases, including “broken record,” “ice box,” “party line,” “ungawa” and “Kemo sabe.”

The dental hygienist was a new employee whom I’d not met.

It was a fearful time in 2006 when a number of rural churches were burned in Alabama. I remember a deacon's meeting in which we discussed whether we ought to take night shifts at our church to protect our property.

Columnist Michael Brooks says true religion isn’t fixated on a worship place or dependent on a single gospel preacher since God has so many of them.

I suppose the moral of this story is that we can be firmly committed in one area of life and fall short in another!

I found former Congressman John Boehner’s new book at our library and finished it a few weeks ago.

A college student applied for the music position in our church. She was a good musician and had a pleasant personality.

Singer Tony Orlando recorded “Tie A Yellow Ribbon” in 1973, the story of a man after release from prison.

The sound of silence is often not heard.

Included in the lists of charismatic speakers of the 20th century are Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King and Adolph Hitler. The latter addition may cause us to do a double-take since we recognize Hitler as psychotic, or demon possessed, depending on one’s perspective.

I met her at a conference where we were assigned to the same table. She was bubbling with excitement about her church.

As far as marriage is concerned, the old adage is true: if a child of God marries a child of the devil, she will have trouble with her father-in-law.

I thought of it a few days ago when the Southern Baptist Convention determined to move their 2023 annual meeting from Charlotte to New Orleans.

Though I love the classic oldies of my college days, I have, in recent months, enjoyed listening to podcasts. Everybody seems to have ambition to podcast today.

When I was a boy preacher, I heard affirmations from congregants such as, “Preacher, you really stepped on my toes today!” This remark meant I’d either raised my voice or spoke forthrightly about known sins (known sins in that day were smoking and drinking).

It happened twice lately, and on the same day, when I was innocently identified as a preacher.

The wind in my face was bitterly cold in downtown Dallas a few years ago since the winter weather was yet lingering. My continuing education classes had ended at the seminary in nearby Ft. Worth, so the afternoon was free for some sightseeing.

It was the slap heard ‘round the world when actor Will Smith assaulted comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. The move was so unexpected that many thought it part of the comedy routine.

It was a striking comment in a book we used in midweek Bible study. The chapter was about growing in relationships, and the writer said sometimes we had to “wound” others. He cited Proverbs 27:6: “The wounds of a friend are faithful ...”

A pastor told of a collection of shirts he acquired from a church member. They were all short-sleeved for summer wear, and most fairly new.