“Mam! Do you know what day it is?” “Who is the president of the United States?” “Are you okay?” For a minute I just stared at him, wondering who he was and why he was in my face, asking random questions. My wrecked bike lay beside me. I had multiple cuts, a throbbing black eye [...]
The doctor frowned and said, “No man is worth this. You’ve got to let him go and move on.” My friend “Ashley” just stared at him, thinking, But, how? She weighed 95 pounds. She couldn’t eat or sleep. She was emaciated body, mind and soul. That was 24 years ago. To see her smiling face now, [...]
Have you ever noticed how some people have ashes smudged on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday? Having grown up in the deep South in a fundamental church, the practice seems, well . . . kind of strange. This year, many will begin Ash Wednesday with an early morning service. It’s a solemn occasion, focused on repentance and [...]