One year while I was still teaching, there was a Grade 8 student in the school who was a real tough guy. No one liked him, and he had no friends. As a result of his behavior, the principal had him sent to a special school for kids with behavior problems.This student...
The other day, I was walking from south to north on the rooftop terrace of the residence where I live. In front of me, I saw a very clear shadow. Every step I took forward, my shadow moved with me. As I turned and walked east, the shadow was on my left. The sun, high...
"All things work together for good to them that love God." (Romans 8:28 NIV)Hurricane Zeta was less than 24 hours away from the small Mississippi town. The people didn’t know it yet, but Zeta would bring Katrina-like destruction in the next few days. The town’s...
"Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV)There are some people who go to work every day, collect a paycheck, go home. However, this is not a description of the Office of Coroner, George County, Mississippi. These dedicated public...
One year, while teaching at the combined French-speaking/French Immersion school, I had a very interesting student in my class. He never did any homework, and he liked to destroy anything and everything, especially the work done by other students. As you can imagine,...
We live our lives with certain expectations, so it is always a surprise when the unexpected happens.In 1959, we were in the United Kingdom for three weeks. During that time, we spent a day trying to find the resting place of my wife's paternal grandfather. Eventually,...
"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 7:12 NIV)One Sunday morning, just after I arrived at church, a young lady came in and sat in a pew near the front. I saw that she was deeply...
