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,” […]
Stay On The Right Course! by: Dan Gulley, Smithville, TN Wendy Liebman surely spoke for many when she said, “I go running when I have to. Like when the ice cream truck is doing 60. Running truly is serious business for some people. On Sunday, September 26, 2021, Elijah Mwangangi Saolo ran in the annual […]
When people need to be cut out of cars after a bad car accident, emergency personnel sometimes use a tool called the “Jaws of Life.” These big cutters can cut away entire car doors to give rescue workers access to people who are trapped. Even when drivers have had wrecks through no one’s fault but […]
Listen to this question from the Bible in Galatians 4:21: “Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?” Galatians 4:21-31 is clear the apostle Paul addressed that question to Jewish teachers who in fact where NOT hearing the law, at least not accurately. An elaborate argument follows […]