By Randall McPherson We left the house around 3:30 p.m. on that Friday afternoon, July 18, 1975. Bea and I were on our way to Nashville with a group to enjoy the “Friday Night Opry.” Ricky and Mark were on their way to Glasgow to check out a possible buyer for Ricky’s motorcycle. We all planned …
Yearly Archives: 2012
The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death
By Earl Kimbrough The beautiful twenty-third Psalm is a song of faith. It abounds with assurance of God’s guidance and protection. There is mention of danger of enemies, both past and present, but it is muted by David’s trust in the perpetual presence and ceaseless care of God. The psalm begins with an affirmation of faith …
Death Of A Son
By O.C. Birdwell, Jr. “If we had only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable” (1 Cor. 15:19). When one stands beside the open grave of a son who is near his twentieth year of age these words have a deeper and more profound meaning they have ever had before. …
Moments Of Meditation
By Leslie D. Weatherhead “When they are making a Persian rug, they it up vertically on a frame, and little boys, sitting at various levels, work on the wrong side of it. The artist stands on the right side of the rug, the side on which people will tread, and shouts his instructions to the boys …