DIFFERENCE-MAKERS IN 2020 I’ve been impressed by how some professional football players have looked beyond themselves to be a difference-maker during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has produced a lot of... more »

A DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT People who accomplish the most in life are people of vision. This makes it necessary for each of us to check our vision. I go annually to... more »

THE JANUARY JUMP A small vision will never influence big people. If you have a small-sized vision, ask God to help you supersize it to His God-sized vision for you.... more »

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? One of the greatest football coaches Alabama has produced was Ralph “Shug” Jordan. He was the head football coach at Auburn for twenty-four years and had... more »

A NEW DRESS CODE What is the proper dress code for Christmas and the days following Christmas? In Colossians 3:12-14, Paul gives us a new dress code of seven garments... more »

WHAT ARE YOU GIVING FOR CHRISTMAS? There are just a few shopping days left. Do you still need a few gifts? Here are some Biblical gift suggestions for your special... more »

Turbulent times don’t last – Timeless Truths do! Unprecedented situations need precedented solutions. God doesn’t always take you out of a storm, but He can always take the storm out of you. Timeless Truths lead people to do the right thing and make it difficult for them to do the... more »

This book has a one-minute devotional for each weekday with a reflection question. People are encouraged to develop a journal of answers to each day’s question. Saturdays & Sundays are in bullet-point format. They contain many of the concepts and quotes that John Ed has used.

WHAT IS A SAINT? I preached at the First United Methodist Church in Ozark, AL, in November 2020. I shared that one of the most unusual things that has happened... more »

LEMONS, LIMES, AND LIFE Life is lived daily. When you look at things each day, what do you see? Two people can look at the same thing and see something... more »