[March 29, 2024] Reading is one of life’s great pleasures, and we can certainly learn much from those many words on a page. I regularly read to both my children as they grew up. One of those books was Roald Dahl’s Matilda, and they just loved the twists and turns that Dahl introduced so well. My son, in… Read More »
[March 27, 2024] In 1967, when I was 15, an American rock band, “The Doors,” released the song Light My Fire. Ah, the nostalgia of it all. I first heard the song on the radio when my friend William and I were at his house, and his mom was out grocery shopping. Somehow, we were drawn to its… Read More »
[March 26, 2024] It was Sunday and Father’s Day. We were hurrying to get to the beach on Padre Island to have fun on such a glorious day. I want to express my gratitude to my father and grandfathers, who helped raise us kids and ensure we grew into responsible teenagers, rational thinkers, hard-working, God-fearing, and upstanding community… Read More »
[March 24, 2024] Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test you [that is, to test the quality of your Faith] 1 Peter 4:12. The purpose of trials in our lives is to test our character and show us what’s in us. Every time someone cuts you off in traffic, every… Read More »
[March 23, 2024] I have a new series about young men. My idea is to provide sound, time-tested advice on how to be a good man. The target audience is young teenage males and older males in their twenties. Over the past two decades, they’ve been the target of unfair criticism from feminists and clueless politicians simply because… Read More »
[March 19, 2024] Who said the “old days” weren’t wonderful? Back in those old days when outside drive-in theaters were all the rage, our family saw plenty of movies on a giant outdoor screen, usually on a Saturday evening. Hundreds of cars – or it seemed like hundreds – were parked next to a short metal pole with… Read More »
[March 14, 2024] In a haunting and chilling street interview, an unidentified woman tells a reporter that she is marching in a Pro-Life protest against abortion. She says, “I march for my four siblings because there is no grave.” Link to the video here, a short 29 seconds.1 As regular readers of my blog know, I strongly oppose… Read More »
[March 13, 2024] Today, I’ll highlight a memorable and happy event I found on social media (link here, 45 seconds) @FurryTails. The video begins with the owner of a donkey named Henry being called by her. “Hi, Henry!” Then you hear the donkey baying in the distance as the donkey comes running to her. Humans and other animals… Read More »
“Hey, drink this.” I was freezing cold in Dad’s jon boat as we puttered down the Ouachita River. The bayou Bonne Idee was closer but Dad wanted us to go where he’d heard the fish were biting. Off we went, my brother Philip and I were on another fishing trip with Dad. Dad seemed to have been born… Read More »
[March 9, 2024] The bayou water was like glass, not a ripple, nothing moving except our aluminum flat-bottom jon boat as it slowly glided along with its silent electric motor. It was also dark out, black as ink. I held the flashlight. Dad navigated the boat. Earlier that day, Dad said matter-of-factly, “Hey Douglas, let’s go gigging.” I… Read More »