The day had finally arrived. I knew it was coming. I had tried to prepare myself for it, but it still hit me like a sledgehammer. This...

“You should be able to go at least fifty miles on these. This charge should easily get you all over the island with the time span in...

Due to the fact that this is the month many spend time away at the beach, and because I’ve just recently experienced the tragic and...

(Because of its popularity from last year at this time, this is an Insights from July 4, 2021) The flames raged and pounded against the...

In my possession, I have one picture from my High School Graduation Ceremony. If there are other pictures that were taken that day, my...

“One regular Chicken Philly Sub on wheat bread, along with one regular Turkey Breast & Provolone Sub on wheat bread. Sure, we’ll make...

My first-born son’s High School Basketball career was drawing near to the end, and we had just been given the news. During his senior...

I had just finished a tearful embrace with my son’s High School Basketball Coach, who left the locker room first. Immediately following,...

The day started in darkness, before the sun came up. Before I even rolled out of bed, I already had tears in my eyes. It was Senior...

One by one, each of my three sons leaned in and bent over her with tenderness. They clutched her bruised and tattered hand into their...

I had just put the last of my mom’s personal belongings into the white plastic bag the hospital had given to me. A few sticks of gum, one...

We are now almost two weeks into my mother’s hospital stay, and it continues. I will not relist the trauma of everything that has...

This is trauma. The week began like any other week. That is when trauma decided to make its uninvited way into the serenity of my life....

It was the evening of December 25, 2021. The Christmas rush had come and gone as quickly as an Appalachian storm. The floors and couches...

(The “Insights” column will take next week off between Christmas and New Year’s. It will return the first week of 2022. Merry Christmas...

The picture you see here is from Christmas Day 2014. It looks almost picture perfect. It gives the appearance of a perfect, well...

“Silver Bells, Silver Bells, It’s Christmastime in the City” Times on the farm growing up could be very difficult, and oftentimes quite...

My mother played the piano. Most people who know her well, know this. She played the piano and organ in church for many years. She taught...

Every Christmas, when my family is on the way home from an event in town, there is the option to take a left turn into a neighborhood. In...

One of my favorite and most gratifying moments on any stage, anywhere, was Christmas In The City 2016. That was the year I got to sing a...

This picture was taken on Sunday, December 13, 2020. It was taken the last night of Christmas In The City, just moments after the last...

It was known as the Land of the Waxhaws, a region of North and South Carolina ranging from Waxhaw, NC to Lancaster, SC & Buford, SC....

I was raised that way… I was a scholarship collegiate athlete, and it was the first weekend our Coach had required us to stay on campus...

The coffin was set center stage, draped in beautiful flowers, just at the foot of the altar rails of the old Waxhaw United Methodist...

· Where is everyone and why did they leave? Is anyone coming back? · Why doesn’t everyone see the value, obedience, and...

COVID raged all around us like a wildfire. People still took opposing and heated sides on every issue related to the pandemic. Every...

Arbitrary moments are never without design, particularly with an awe-inspiring God who loves to weave the fabric of our lives into grand...

There is a moment of discontinuance each day of my life that takes place in my driveway. It has been this way for the last twenty years....

From the bedroom of the house we were renting in Florida, I heard the crash of chairs and the wall buckle from across the house. I darted...

The day was Thursday, August 19, 2021. The time was approximately 10:30am. The temperature was already approaching a sweltering 90...

“What’s wrong with me?” These words proceeded from the mouth of this precious pre-teen girl. It was a serious question pointing out her...

My favorite passage of Scripture is Romans 5:1-2. Here Paul is talking about how the believer has been justified or been "made right"...

Over the past 18 months, Tiffany and I saw both of our children, at their respective universities, walk in that traditional processional...

The flames raged and pounded against the side of the house. They towered to the rooftop...

The picture you see here was captured by my best friend Bill Coleman. I was not aware he was taking the shot at the time, but I am glad...

What are some of the sweetest sounds you have ever heard? Maybe the softly spoken “I do” at the crescendo of a wedding ceremony. Maybe...

There is a band of goats living in a pasture behind a fence, just off the road at one of my favorite locations to run. I have developed...

You could buy a bag of 48 toy soldiers for $3.99. Accessories, toy tanks and jets sold separately. If you...

To my knowledge, other than a Class Graduation Photo, I have only one picture of my High School Graduation, and that is to my discredit...

There were the days when we would run from one end of the playground to the other, permeating the air with...

“Look at me” read the newly delivered text to my cell phone. It was from my youngest son Baylon. I looked up only to find him perched atop..

Just before my alarm sounds to awaken me, I hear the rattle of my phone across the wood top of my bedside dresser...

One of my favorite things to do as a child was to get a five-dollar bill from one of my parents, get on my bicycle, and ride...

It was the summer of 1983. As a young 12 year old, on a warm evening in late June, I sat on an old wooden pew, under an outdoor Arbor,...

The NFL has its Super Bowl, the NCAA has its March Madness, the PGA has The Masters, Tennis has Wimbledon, baseball has...

“Hey Matt, our church is having Easter Sunday Worship Services and I’d like to invite you and your roommates to come and worship with us.”

As a child and young adult growing up, I was a huge professional wrestling fan. Along with Ric Flair and a few others, one of my...

The strand of rubber wrapped tightly around my arm, enlarging a vein perfectly suited for what was needed. The needle made its way into...

I must admit, as a child I was an ardent enthusiast of Professional Wrestling. Every Saturday afternoon I would sneak into my bedroom to...

In the time of the great COVID Pandemic of 2020/2021, like so many, after being diagnosed with COVID...