The Gossiper

by | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

It was 3:00 in the morning when the phone rang, piercing the silence of the night. Pastor Goodman awakened from a deep sleep, struggling to answer the phone. “Hello, Pastor Goodman, this is Jocelyn Brody. My husband has been rushed to the hospital. Would you please...

Telegram

by | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

Freddie Barnwell and his wife were hosting a get together last weekend at their place. Freddie was at his best telling story after story. Everyone from the kids to the old timers were already sore from laughing when Freddie told this story about himself and his wife,...

Emily

by | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

Freddie Barnwell (Farmer Barnwell to everyone who knows him) and his wife Jessie had a great week. Their 4-year-old great-granddaughter, Emily, had been staying with them.  Emily loves to spend time on the farm with her great-grandparents just the way her mother did...

Do You Have A Moment

by | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

“Do you have a moment?” Tommy asked. I told him I would certainly be willing to take a moment for him.  I had a small business I worked on Saturdays, to make a little extra cash. The auto parts place, where Tommy worked, was one of my customers. Tommy told me he...

Take a Knee, Then Make It Two

by | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

Old Glory bears holes from wars across the seas, burned, torn in shreds, and trampled underfoot. By God’s grace it still stands, stars and stripes shining bright, waving in the breeze. Sons and daughters of this great land still answer the call, like those who have...