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A Note From My Grandmother

A couple years ago, my sister found an entry in a journal that belonged to our grandmother, Garnet Higginbotham. The entry was from the day her daughter, our aunt passed away after a very long struggle with illness. Here is what she wrote: “Joreen passed away 6 A.M. She is no longer suffering. I am …

A Queer Hermeneutic

The dictionary definition of the word, “queer” is simply “strange,” “odd,” or “unusual.” However, in the latter part of the 20th century, the term, “queer” was used in a pejorative sense as an insult to homosexuals. But that was then, and this is now.  And today, the term is embraced by the homosexual community and has …

A Memory of My Dad on Father’s Day

On this second “Father’s Day” since the passing of my father, I thought I would share a memory of my Dad. The picture to the left represents an important part of my dad’s life. For more than 40 years, Dad conducted a 15 minute, daily radio program called, “Bible Meditations.” I don’t think many people understand …

That’s Not What It Says

Have you ever tried to convince anyone that Jesus is the only way to Heaven? If you have, did you use John 14:6 as your proof?  In this passage Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.” But I challenge you to re-read that …