We have a couple in our Sunday School class who we pray for regularly, but they do not get to attend very often due to health problems. We also pray for them because they have a son who is estranged, and they have not seen him in several years. You can imagine how trying this would be if you were in the same situation. Janis and I have developed the habit of going to our local Hardee’s restaurant on Saturday mornings to get a couple of their famous biscuits and…

I am unhappy to report that the “scam” business in America is alive and well. My wife Janis has a credit card company that she has used for several years, and lately she has had to be on the phone several times asking them to remove charges that she knows were not hers. They usually take care of her, but lately she has been asked to call a number, and when she gets them on the line they have an “accent” that is not English. A while back she was…

In every community in America there are those individuals who deserve our respect, love, and appreciation when they die. One of those individuals for us here in Conway, Arkansas, was the late Billy Farrel Johnson. Bill, as he was known to his friends, was such a man. Bill passed away on Aug. 27, 2024, and he had so many friends that they had to find a larger church to hold his memorial service. He was a true icon in every sense of the word. He was a charter member of…