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If you had breakfast with a dead guy, I wonder if your conversations would be the same that week. Imagine Monday morning around the water cooler. “How was your weekend?” “Oh, it was cool. We did some family stuff.... Continue Reading »
Blake’s heart was thumping in his chest as he looked over at one of his best friends from high school sitting next to him in his car. John and Blake had played baseball together and were pretty tight, but... Continue Reading »
“Let me show you how a blind man does it.” My father gripped the hammer in his hand, and with two swift hits the nail was in the board. Ironically, he was legally blind. I was amazed at how... Continue Reading »
My phone rang twice, and it was my wife both times, which is her signal for me to answer even if I’m talking to Billy Graham. “Connor just knocked out his front two teeth and I’m about to pass... Continue Reading »
“Everyone has their story. Take time to listen.” Of all the advice my grandmother, Helen Corder Keisler, could have written for a young, impressionable preacher, she chose to pen these words inside the cover of my first study Bible,... Continue Reading »
We live in a world that is obsessed with sharing. The only problem is that what the world shares is usually meaningless information in the form of random Tweets, Facebook statuses or Pinterest posts about how to make a... Continue Reading »
“How can we help you?” It was the first time the middle school principal of my town had ever been asked that question by a church leader. For years he had been asked other questions: “Would it be OK... Continue Reading »
The lump in my throat almost kept the words from coming out. I had thought about this moment for months. I knew that I needed to have the conversation, but I had made excuse after excuse. “The timing isn’t... Continue Reading »
You know you are from the South when you turn 8 years old and your grandfather gives you a shotgun. My son Caden could hardly contain himself when he got his, and after much practice and instruction, we went... Continue Reading »
“I’m sorry, Mr. Clamp. Your son, Grayson, is totally deaf.” My brother, Len, and his wife Nicole sat speechless as they heard the results of the unsuccessful cochlear implant. In Grayson’s first three years of life, he had already... Continue Reading »
I remember where I was the day I got the news. I was sitting in my living room when the phone rang. My father’s voice was strong, but the words he spoke were crushing: “I’ve got cancer.” I slid... Continue Reading »
As I drove to speak at an FCA rally in Clemson with my two boys, something caught my eye. A teenage boy and girl were walking down the interstate pulling suitcases. I tried to pretend I didn’t see them,... Continue Reading »
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