It was almost 70 years ago that a young father tightly hugged his 3 year old daughter, walked away from a failed marriage, and never returned. Years later it would be discovered that he had moved to a far-away state for work and, although attempts were made to reconnect with his daughter, those attempts never…
For the past few days, my Bethlie and I had the privilege of speaking at yet another Couple’s Retreat. It is always an honor to do so and this one was especially so. Cleveland Baptist Church and Pastor Kevin Folger have been long-time friends. We enjoyed being with our friends and were again reminded of…
Thank you to all who read my recent blog post on Racism, Baptists, and the NFL Here is a quote about racism that I saw today and it was a blessing to me. It is a bit lengthy, but I hope you enjoy it. “Separate but equal is a concept long ago rejected in jurisprudence –…
By now, you likely have read more articles and heard more debate about the NFL kneeling debacle than you care to handle! Are they right? Are they wrong? Should we boycott? Should we just ignore the whole mess? And so forth! While there are many issues surrounding this matter, one of them is certainly a…
The Potential of Standards Last week I wrote a blog post entitled The Problem(s) with Standards. You can read that here if you wish to do so. It was well received by many and not so well received by others. Of course, I was not surprised because the issue of standards always has the potential…
I have had standards all of my life. I suppose most people have. My parents had them and as a result we kids had them too. My dad didn’t wear facial hair and to this day believes I shouldn’t either. My mom did not wear slacks and neither did my sister. I could take my…
We are in a mess, aren’t we? Murder is so often in the news it sounds almost normal. Adultery is glamorized and glorified in commercial after commercial and in one television program after another. Homosexuality is applauded along with transgenderism and every other kind of morally questionable “ism” as well. Divorce is so common-place that…
Merry Christmas! It is Christmas morning here in Florida and the weather outside is delightful. The closest thing we can get to a white Christmas would be a short trip to the sugary white sands along the Emerald Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. I readily confess that I love it! It is also Sunday…
“Keep thy heart with all diligence,” Solomon wrote, many, many years ago. He followed that up a few verses later with a challenge to “ponder the path of thy feet!” That word ponder contains the idea of “building a road.” In order to guard our heart we have to build a road to purity. I…
Five Gifts You Should Give This Christmas This is a wonderful time of the year. For us, it is a time of being able to be home, of being able to attend services with our own church family, and of being able to buy presents! We love it all, and especially the gifts. I have…
Evangelist Dave Young 