Growing up as a kid, I thought that all grandparents–not only my own but also those of my friends–were old. After all, they had white,...

On one side of the train are steep hillsides and bluffs covered in thick kudzu. On the other side are vistas of a man-made lake and...

I don’t know where I first heard that statement: “Put the cookies on the bottom shelf.” It certainly didn’t originate with me, but I have...

This week marks my wife’s third week of school already, not counting the week of in-service training, and the stories she shares when she...

A young, aspiring writer once asked author Jesse Stuart about the secret to his writing success. Stuart–author of Beyond Dark Hills, Man...

My wife and I learned a valuable lesson last weekend. My wife really learned it. The hard way. She was outside working in her raised-bed...

Here are some of his one-liners that are among my personal favorites. They are as true today as they were when he quipped them. “The...

Yesterday, I had the honor and privilege of presenting to a group of teachers in their beginning-of-year in-service training. I spoke on...

In an earlier, simpler time, visiting friends and neighbors was a normal party of everyday life. Sunday afternoons and holidays were...

My wife recently bought some electric plug-in room deodorizers for our house. She asked me to install one that she had laid out for the...

Today marks the beginning of South Carolina’s “tax-free weekend.” It’s not actually totally tax free. Only certain products–and a...

Perhaps you’re familiar with the adage “Don’t work harder; work smarter.” Although writing is always hard work (because it requires a lot...

But Dr. Moses Hoge, a contemporary of Jackson, declared, “To attempt to portray the life of Jackson while leaving out the religious...

BBC’s Nik Gowing hosts a live “Special World Debate” with panelists Economic Historian Niall Ferguson, French Finance Minister Christine...

He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him. The neighbor...

Some people work for a large, satisfying paycheck. Others work for the public and private recognition they receive from appreciative...

My wife, a second-grade teacher, usually has her mind, even during her summer vacation, on school-related matters. Sometimes, that leads...

But a responsibility of Christian teachers is to instill in the students a loving and respectful acceptance of the Christian view of...

Here’s the Summer Reading Catalog from Southern Writers Magazine: https://view.joomag.com/summer-reads-catalog-2018-summer-reads-catalog-...

Home. There’s nothing like it, especially when one is returning to it after a long vacation. It’s not just a general coming back home...