2BC (Second Baptist Church*) in Little Rock is 1.9 miles from Central High School. 2BC was my family’s church. I was a little kid in 1957, but I remember September 26 well,Read More…

I never wake up entirely carefree. Maybe it’s because I’m a firstborn, or an INFJ, or good Lord, a writer. But how I envy those who ARE carefree! (I know. Envy isRead More…

I’m writing this on 9/11, a day already infamous for a manmade disaster sixteen years ago and a natural disaster happening as I write. A day for God Questions. About the latter,Read More…

“Bash On Regardless” is a road sign sometimes seen in India. It means “don’t-even-think-about-stopping-or-yielding-right-here.” If you were to stop right there, you would likely get hit by a bus or at bestRead More…

What if God were an app? Key in a prayer and a fraction of a second later, voila! The answer. I would pay big money for that app. The “problem” with GodRead More…

A few months ago, I began praying that my granddaughter would be accepted into a particular charter school. (It’s admission by lottery, but we were hopeful.) She didn’t get in. (At least,Read More…

UN-RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS I recently clicked on a “religious” Facebook video. At first I thought it was a parody, a comedy sketch, until I realized with horror and embarrassment that it was real.Read More…

ROAD TRIPPING I’m on vacation. A road trip. 3012 miles round-trip to be exact. Colorado to North Carolina to Arkansas and back. I stopped for the night in the middle of Kansas.Read More…

What are you feeling today? Let it guide you to something good. Need inspiration? Click on “A Pocketful of SONGS” above and listen to a song that matches that feeling you identified. IRead More…

He tossed a crumpled-up $50 bill into the crowd, then started razzing the lucky guy who caught it. “Disgusting! Who knows where that’s been! It might have come from a slimy bathroomRead More…