Mrs. Nancy Benton, was a widow raising eight children on her own near White House, Tennessee. Her husband had fought alongside Confederate soldiers as a scout and guerilla fighter. He had escaped death in the war, but would die in the 1870's leaving her a widow without a pension. She was doing her best to … Continue reading Well, That Happened

This is a repeat, because I am this type of mood this morning. I thought you might need a laugh. I once tried to catch some Fog . . . but I mist. When chemists die, they barium. I avoid jokes about German sausage . . . they are the wurst. A soldier who survives … Continue reading Pardon my Mood this Morning

  Bear with me a moment as I walk down memory lane, clear away a few cobwebs, and pull from the long forgotten files. As I am going to those files, I challenge you to do the same. Think about all those who have been your teachers. Thank them personally if you still can. Second … Continue reading A Shout-out to Teachers

In a recent conversation with Amy (or as her students call her, Mrs. McCown) she shared with me that psychologists in the field of childhood development say that children who know their family history such as who their parents are and how they met and who their grandparents are do better in life. I think … Continue reading Historical Roots

Just thinking out loud . . . . -Scott

Thomas Hardy's novel Under the Greenwood Tree concerns the hamlet of Mellstock in the 1870's Great Britain.  Miss Fancy Day comes to Mellstock to care for her aging father and, having completed her education, she also takes on the role of teacher for the local school.  She soon becomes the attention of all the eligible … Continue reading Dis-Harmonium

Through out my thirty years of ministry one of the topics Christians seem most interested in and the most confused by is What or Who is the Holy Spirit? I think we see the Spirit as mysterious because of the term Holy GHOST in older translations and Holy SPIRIT in newer translations. GHOST and SPIRIT … Continue reading Who is the Holy Spirit?

"Yet even now," declares the LORD, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments." Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster. Who knows … Continue reading Can This be True?

I may know you personally or I may not, but can ask a favor of you? I want you to think about who you are. Don't just think about your name or your family name. Don't answer with your occupation. Think about who you are. I don't know you but if you are anything like … Continue reading Who Are You?

One of the most difficult things for many of us to do is to wait. I hear people complaining about waiting in line at traffic lights, waiting in checkout lines at supermarkets, and waiting in the waiting area of a doctor's office. When we are young it is difficult to wait for special days like … Continue reading Aniticipation