Who Always Wins?
Posted on September 9
I was born on March 19, 1938, in Florala, Alabama. My mother grew up in Laurel Hill, Florida, about five miles from Florala. My parents lived in Pensacola, but because my dad had to travel with the Florida Highway Department, my pregnant mother went back to Laurel Hill so people could help her. My dad entered the ministry about the time I was born. He started College at Palmer Junior College, and it closed. He... more »
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1% Can be Big!
Posted on September 2
Little things are extremely important because they become big things. My dad used to tell me, “If you take care of the little things, the big things will take care of themselves.” I moved to Montgomery in 1972. Dr. Bob Combs and his family moved at the same time and joined Frazer. He became my family doctor. I just attended a birthday party for his 93rd birthday. I went in each year for a physical.... more »
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Never Say Never
Posted on August 26
I remember in my lifetime hearing or reading or witnessing some great athletic event, and someone made the remark, “That record will never be broken.” In older life, one thing I learned is, “Never say never.” It refers to athletics and to your whole life. Here are eight world records that were broken this summer that most people thought would never be broken. Most folks thought that Roger Bannister’s record of breaking a 4-minute mile... more »
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Gladly Stand Up!
Posted on August 19
In 1977, the radio station WLWI was bought by the Colonial Broadcasting Company and went on the air. I was invited to offer a devotional as the first words to come from the new WLWI. It came at 6:00 am, which is considered the beginning of the day in radio land. I have continued a devotional on WLWI every weekday morning since 1977! I would record a week’s messages each Thursday morning at the radio... more »
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I’m Proud to be an American
Posted on August 12
Our democracy is 250 years old. We are celebrating that birthday this year. It raises a big question–what are we going to do today to be sure that America celebrates another birthday 250 years from now? Gallup published a poll this summer that showed that national pride in being an American is at the lowest reading in Gallop polls. Less than half of the people in America expressed that they are extremely proud or very... more »
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Unity in the Community
Posted on August 5
The Devil is alive and well. His strategy to win the world is to divide the people in the world. Division works in his favor. We are experiencing that in America and in Montgomery. So much could be done in our city and our nation if we worked together. I saw a great demonstration of this possibility recently on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Ken Austin has a ministry of feeding people. He is breaking the... more »
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Is It Fake or Real?
Posted on July 29
My first job as a junior high student was “throwing papers.” I threw the Montgomery Advertiser. I lived in Opelika, Alabama and had to be down at the bus station at 4:30 every morning in order to get my papers, fold them, and take out on my route. If it was raining really hard, I would go in and wake up my dad and ask him to drive me to “throw my papers.” He would... more »
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Verbal Sunshine
Posted on July 22
One of the most powerful ways that you can influence other people is through words of encouragement. Everybody needs encouragement and everybody has the ability to encourage others. Words of encouragement don’t take a lot of skill or energy or inconvenience—it just needs to be done. It is estimated that the attention span of the average person will last for six compliments, or five encouragements, or one criticism. That points to the fact that we... more »
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The Miracle of Encouragement
Posted on July 15
Dylan Mwaniki was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2022. He was given just a few months to live. He was undergoing cancer treatment by Dr. Mary Austin. She was overseeing his 52 weeks of chemotherapy. That was good medicine, but probably the best medicine was that she kept giving him encouraging words of how she believed in him, how she felt he was going to get well and how proud she was of him.... more »
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Soccer or Football
Posted on July 8
There is a sport gaining popularity this summer in America. It’s football—but not the game we usually call football. It’s what most people call the real game of football—soccer. Soccer has replaced baseball as the third most popular sport in America. American football and basketball still hold the top places, but the men’s FIFA World Cup hosted by America, Canada, and Mexico exceeded expectations. My experience with soccer is limited to watching my granddaughter Healey... more »
