May 25, 2025
I served in Headland just north of Dothan for a number of years. The mascot for Headland is a Ram. The Headland Rams. I tried to find the origin of the mascot but was unsuccessful. I wondered if there had been sheep in the community in its earlier history. But nobody seemed to know. I… Read More »
May 18, 2025
We see many vines in nature. Jasmine, Virginia Creeper, Grape Vines. More negatively we see poison ivy and poison oak and in the Southeast, we also see another prominent vine called Kudzu. The Kudzu vine was introduced into the US from Japan in 1876 as part of an ornamental plant exhibition in Philadelphia. The Kudzu… Read More »
May 11, 2025
Light and Darkness have been biblical themes from the very beginning. What is the first thing God created? Light. Genesis 1 teaches us that the earth was without form and void and darkness was on the face of the deep. Then God spoke, Let there be light and there was light (Gen 1:3). I find… Read More »
May 4, 2025
Jesus is using a normal and common earthly element like bread to teach a powerful spiritual truth. A SS teacher asked her students to define or describe a parable. One little boy raised his hand and answered, “A parable is a heavenly story that has no earthly meaning”. He had the words put together incorrectly… Read More »