By Darryll Davis I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live” (Galatians 2:20, King James Version). Few words pack more power than these. To identify with the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ feels superhero-esque. OK, so maybe you can’t use superhero-esque as a one word plug-in for your championship Scrabble game; but what […]
The Lesson and Life — for February 3, 2013
By Darryll Davis I was close to being “Top Gun” at the police target range. It was down to a few guys and we were all fast. We were competing with the same type of gun, bullets, target, and distance. Fire, Aim, Ready? With the same fair opportunity to win, it came down […]
The Lesson and Life — for January 27, 2013
By Ray D. Stites Mature models! If there is an oxymoron in the fashion world, “old models” is it. Most models are young, and seem to get younger every day. Woe is me, for I am a card-carrying member of the Geezerdom nation. For years I noted that I was the youngest person in […]
The Lesson and Life — for January 20, 2013
By Ray Stites “Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you,” are words to a song Oscar Hammerstein II wrote for The King and I. The setting was romantic, not doctrinal, but the song speaks to an important question. How do we know someone? The question was often present in my mind […]
The Lesson and Life — for January 13, 2013
By Ray Stites Why do we do what we do? We were driving on an interstate highway. The construction signs warned there would be but one lane in the construction zone, instead of the three lanes currently available. Many people followed the directions on the signs, making adjustments in speed and changing lanes as […]