Everybody has their love language. Granny Tate expressed hers by twisting your ear. Hard. Granny Tate was a tiny lady, but she was a giant to me. She really did…
Aparna had no idea what to expect when she arrived in America and on the campus of East Tennessee State University. Johnson City couldn’t be more culturally different from her…
I always love going home. The beauty astounds me. I grew up on the Alabama Gulf Coast and love it. But it’s a little more than just loving it, it’s in…
Messengers to the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention stand at the threshold of two watershed days in our denomination’s history this week as the annual meeting convenes in Dallas. More importantly,…
An EF5 tornado dropped from the skies five years ago and roared across Oklahoma’s open spaces at 200 mph. It locked on Moore, Okla., then slammed into the modest Oklahoma…
Normal is good. I’m a fan of normal. I recently found normal in Howell, about an hour and 15-minute drive straight south from our house in Nolensville. The weather was…
If you have ever played sports, you are probably familiar with the term “sweet spot.” The “Sweet Spot” is the point or area on a bat, club, or racket at…
I recently decided it was time to get in shape physically. I will spare you the details, but basically, I knew that it was time to take the next step…