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Todd, Chad, and I decided to pick up something to eat after we had delivered sleeping bags to the homeless. So, we went to Zaxby’s. We were complaining about the fact that the folks at Zaxby’s were taking forever to get our food. But, it may have kept us from being right in the middle of a pretty dangerous event. My house is in a very safe neighborhood. It is very quiet. My house is nestled up against Monte Sano Mountain. It’s actually one of the safest places I have ever lived. We never really have any excitement. We made up for it tonight. Todd, Chad, and I decided to bring the food to my house. As we were pulling into the subdivision, we noticed that a police car was in front of us. We thought that he had clocked someone speeding. We followed him into the subdivision. He turned onto Hollington Drive, the road that goes to my house. He stopped at a house about fifteen down from mine. I rolled down the window when we passed slowly by the house. A woman was sitting on th...

Picture this: Kids from the Danville-Neal Elementary School are bustling around. School has just let out for the day. It’s Wednesday. The kids are excited because there are only two more day until the weekend. The youngest kids are lined up in their respective color-coordinated waiting areas. They are so cute. They stand in anticipation as they wait for their mom’s or dad’s car to make its way to the front of the line. The teachers are there to accompany the children. It is a nice, beautiful sunny November day. It is today. Parents are teaming around. Cars are moving one-by-one toward the front of the line to pick up its precious cargo. This is normally a pretty uneventful activity. Today would be different. Donnell Brown, my dad, was selected among the likely candidates from my family to go and retrieve emmyniece from school. He jumps in the Passat, all 280 lbs and 6’4” frame of him. Being the real patient person that he is, he decides to just park the car so that he c...

“Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are Hi people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations,” (Ps. 100:4). Thanksgiving. What was it? The first Thanksgiving didn’t involving gorging yourself out with food. No, it actually didn’t even involve eating. It was a spiritual recognition of the goodness of God for what He had done. You see He provided the Pilgrims with everything they needed. That is hard for us to imagine in a world where you can have a full meal thrown out a window to you. Thanksgiving to the Pilgrims actually was filled with prayer and fasting. Leave it to the descendants to totally misrepresent the holiday. The first Thank...

I was watching Discovery HD today. It rocks. HD television is absolutely incredible. It makes football better than ever. You feel like you are sitting in the middle of the field. Holly Crap! Each blade of grass is visible. It didn't help the football much on Saturday, though. Alabama still lost. There's a shocker. Back to HD television. On the discovery channel there was a show about the best aquariums. Water and fish are really cool on HD too. These folks were swimming around in an aquarium with sharks. The sharks weren't bothering them. Of course the commentator, as always, had to reassure everyone that sharks aren't naturally aggressive. They always feel the need to make us think that sharks don't attack unprovoked. They seem to ignore the human carnage that consistently appears on the shores as a result of these non-aggressive creatures. I love the way that they try to make us feel better about swimming with the sharks. I love the statistic they use to convince...

Hey Folks, Michelle and I both want to thank you from the bottoms of our hearts. We had our first opportunity to give sleeping bags to the homeless last night. All of your contributions have made this dream a reality. Just a few short weeks ago, Michelle and I were sitting on the bleachers watching Sutton play soccer. We first discussed this desire to give sleeping bags to the homeless. Last night was the realization of that desire. Thank you so much. Your gifts are making this effort take to the road. Last night Ron & Michelle, Todd, Miles and I met to give out the first batch. We went to two tent camps under the overpasses. Miles and I had scouted them out earlier that day. I started getting excited as we met these people. Some of them had tents, others had makeshift coverings. All of them were receptive and appreciative. I found my niche. I love giving without any possible expectation of reciprocation. We gave out thirty-five sleeping bags to people who would hav...

Hey Folks, Michelle and I both want to thank you from the bottoms of our hearts. We had our first opportunity to give sleeping bags to the homeless last night. All of your contributions have made this dream a reality. Just a few short weeks ago, Michelle and I were sitting on the bleachers watching Sutton play soccer. We first discussed this desire to give sleeping bags to the homeless. Last night was the realization of that desire. Thank you so much. Your gifts are making this effort take to the road. Last night Ron & Michelle, Todd, Miles and I met to give out the first batch. We went to two tent camps under the overpasses. Miles and I had scouted them out earlier that day. I started getting excited as we met these people. Some of them had tents, others had makeshift coverings. All of them were receptive and appreciative. I found my niche. I love giving without any possible expectation of reciprocation. We gave out thirty-five sleeping bags to people who would hav...

Late one Friday night, my mom and dad left for Gatlinburg. We had been at the church until 1:00am. We were involved in this program called “The Final Word.” Those were some good days. Each night of the event, we finished late. My mom and dad were supposed to meet the senior adults in Gatlinburg. Go figure, senior adults going to Gatlinburg. That’s a new one. Did you realize that leaves can’t change colors if senior adults don’t make an annual pilgrimage to Gatlinburg? That is one of those things you won’t ever be able to disprove because they will always be going. Anyway, mother and daddy left late that night. My mom and dad used to drive Lincoln Towncars. They are those boats that you see which also operate on land. They float down the road like a recliner on wheels. I believe that is why my dad liked them. He could almost lay down and drive the thing. He drove with a less aggressive fervor than I ever did. One day, my dad and I were in Jasper. This was several years a...

Dear Friends, As I was pulling out of a parking lot in Decatur I spotted a lady. She was bundled up and pushing a shopping cart. The cart obviously contained everything that she owned. My heart was gripped with a deep pain. I pulled out toward the next stop sign on the frontage road. I passed by this lady. In my heart, I knew that I was supposed to give something. It was one of those times that I just knew. It has been a while since I felt this so strongly. I came to a stop at the sign. I hesitated. I didn’t pull out. I looked in my rearview mirror. She had pushed her buggy up behind my car. She was waiting on me to move. I couldn’t. I said to the Lord, “I can’t afford this.” Then I immediately said to Him, “But, I am going to do this anyway. I have to.” I put my car in park. I got out of the car. I reached in my pocket and pulled out some money. The lady looked startled. As most people who feel inferior, she thought that she was bothering me. She said, “Am I in...