A Final Word
In October of 1999, I wrote the first Word from Williams Road. Now, over 23 years later, I write the last. That first column told of a...
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Learning the Important Things
Conner became my teacher. He was three years old. I met him at lunch one day. In five minutes, he taught me things I never knew. Like -...
The Stink in Chocolate
Are we getting the message? A man approached an ice cream van and said, "I'd like two scoops of chocolate ice cream, please." The girl...
How to Be Good to People Who Aren’t Good to You
How can you feel good about people who aren’t good? People can be mean, vicious, and incompetent. And then Jesus comes along saying we...
A Date with Death
It must be true; I heard it on the radio. That’s better than if I had read it on the internet, right? The DJ was commenting on an...
Far Away Came Near
The world has shrunk. When my kids went to college a few years ago, they didn’t seem very far away. Montgomery is closer to Americus than...
Sweat the Small Stuff
Would you like to make more money? Would you like a higher level job? Here’s your ticket to greater things: do your job well today. After...
How Do We Worship?
A lawyer, defending a man accused of burglary, crafted a creative defense. "My client," he argued, "merely inserted his arm into the...
God is Right about Worship
Four ministers argued often, and three of them always agreed against the fourth. One day, the odd minister out, after the usual "3 to 1...
What the Lord Requires
As the boys of summer prepare to take to the diamonds soon, this explanation of baseball might be helpful to anyone new to the game. The...
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