W ilson Framton of Lewes, Delaware, reminds us of the importance of warning signs. He told about a handwritten sign spotted on the back of an Amish horse-drawn carriage in Pennsylvania. The sign said: “Energy efficient vehicle – runs on oats and grass. Caution: Do not step in exhaust” (Reader’s Digest, June 2021, p 24). […]

September 17,  2023                   by Dan Gulley The world is not a very gentle place these days, if it ever was. As some anonymous person put it, “I went to the movies last night. Incredible! Cars crashing, buildings burning, people fighting with guns and knives. And that was […]

September 10, 2023      by Dan Gulley In 1775, Abigail Adams wrote her husband John Adams (the second President of the United States) from home in Braintree, Massachusetts, outside Boston, while he was in Philadelphia serving in the Continental Congress. She spurred her husband on in his patriotic service with these words: “You cannot […]

September 3, 2023    by Dan Gulley Bernard Baily said, “When science discovers the center of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.” Bailey’s words remind us of the daily spiritual battle that goes on inside every accountable person’s heart between being self-centered and self-guided and being […]

Walking Your Way To Heaven!              by: Dan Gulley, Smithville, TN D id you hear about the guy who tried to take a very short cut to walking for good health? He said, “I named my dog ‘5 Miles’ so I can tell people I walk 5 Miles every day.” […]

Ever heard of Wilmer McClean? On Saturday evening April 8 1865, McClean, an American wholesale grocer, heard a knock on the door of his home in the small town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. That knock led to a meeting in the living room of McClean’s house where, the next day, Southern General Robert E. […]

Only God Knows! by: Dan Gulley, Smithville, TN Melissa was in a panic as she drove home with her six-year-old son. Her husband had just phoned to tell her that Gertie, the family’s beloved dog, had slipped out of her collar during their walk to chase after a cat. He’d looked everywhere. “Well, God only […]

Is EVERYTHING Changing?                         by: Dan Gulley, Smithville, TN I s everything changing? In 1904 Jennie Wilson wrote the beautiful Gospel hymn, “Hold To God’s Unchanging Hand.” She gave us in verse one of the song: “Time is filled with swift transition – Naught of […]

A “Lose – Lose Situation!             by: Dan Gulley, Smithville, TN The phrase “win–win” is familiar to many of us. A win–win situation is defined by Merriam-Webster as “advantageous or satisfactory to all parties involved.” An example is an employer who provides a flexible work schedule for a valued employee so […]

Most of us have heard the idiom “to make a big fuss.” Many times it is used of something that does not warrant the excessive amount of attention, worry, ink, debate and discussion it receives. But that doesn’t keep us human beings from sometimes being guilty of “making much ado about nothing,” “majoring on minors,” […]