Category Archives: history

The mission conference Susan and I attended a couple of weeks ago was held at The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove near Asheville, North Carolina. This 1,200 acre retreat center is dedicated to God for teaching, prayer, rejuvenation, … Continue reading →

Two of the hippies who became Christians in California during the Jesus Movement of the 1960′s and 70′s were Keith and Melody Green. Keith was a talented musician who started writing songs and playing the piano at a very young … Continue reading →

I asked my wife, Susan, what happened in 1977 besides us both graduating from high school. She answered, “Elvis Presley died.” I was working construction for Susan’s brother that hot August day when we heard the news. We all stopped … Continue reading →

On January 22, 1973 the highest court in our land ruled that a woman has the right to prematurely end the life of an unborn child. By the end of 1973 the highest government officials in our land were engulfed … Continue reading →

I was eight years old on April 4, 1968 in Chattanooga, Tennessee when my mom told me to run tell my dad that Dr. King had been shot in Memphis. I remember thinking, “Why would anyone shoot a doctor?” We … Continue reading →