Going Home

Going Home

What does it mean to go home? For those of us who have lost our parents, it can be a difficult question to answer.  My father died when I was twenty-five years old. I still had my mother and six siblings in or near my hometown.  Going home was different, but it was...
On the Longing for Home

On the Longing for Home

Most adults in the United States remember a close relative who was not born here. My family emigrated from the region alternately claimed by Ukraine, Poland and Russia. Yours may have come from Italy, Morocco, Guatemala, Ghana. Namira Islam Anani’s family came from...

Car key comfort

Travel can be a wonderful thing, especially opportunities to go overseas and experience different cultures, taste new foods, and see new sights. Downsides are part of the deal, of course. Sometimes the new foods don’t agree with you, or the beds are not...

All in the Family

A sermon by Bob Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky. July 27, 2014 Genesis 29:15-28 This morning our attention is drawn to one of the most intriguing characters in the Bible. His name was Jacob, the third patriarch of Israel. His grandfather father...

God’s Thanksgiving

A sermon delivered by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx., on November 27, 201 Luke 15:11-32 This parable is often called the parable of the prodigal son.  I think it’s better entitled in a way that reflects the importance of the father.  Or,...