One cold, rainy morning a teenager awakened on a farm and walked out to the back of the barn where she kept her favorite pet " her animal friend, the mule.

I don’t know about you but every day I am amazed at the creativity of human beings. Even at the time of death.

On September 14, 2001... three days after the tragic events of 9-11, President Bush called for a national Day of Prayer and for the ringing of bells in houses of worship across our land.

There is one Christmas song that goes like this: "So this is Christmas and what have you done? Another year over; a new one just begun. Let's hope it's a good one with plenty of cheer."

One of my favorite Peanuts comic strips is the one that came out some years ago just a few days before Thanksgiving.

Most of us probably think of the state of Tennessee as part of the “Bible Belt” an area of the southern United States known for its religious fervor. But I want you to know, it has not always been so.

Today is the first time we have done a sermon / service like this and I have to tell you that as I have grown older, I became more increasingly in tune with the many who are experiencing physical difficulties.

There was a fascinating true story in Time magazine about Melissa Deal Forth, 40, a film maker in Atlanta. It was about the day her husband Chris Deal died.