In my eyes, some of the lowest and most despicable people on earth are those who abuse children. It is just not fair when you have a grown man or woman take advantage of a helpless child and physically or mentally abuse them. As I said, these adults are truly the scum of the earth. Yet, this takes place every single day in our nation, and I am sure all across the world. I don’t have any statistics to back this up, but I think a good part of this…

The word “Phenom” is an interesting one in the English language. According to the dictionary it means “a person with extraordinary talent or ability.” To be sure, we have millions of people in our country who are worthy of this label, if I may use that term. One of these is a young lady who hails from the great state of Iowa by the name of Caitlin Clark. This is about the hottest name going these days in the sport of women’s college basketball. For starters, on March 3, 2024,…

The state of Connecticut is known as the “Constitution State” because of the important role it played in our nation’s history. The state’s delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 worked out the Connecticut Compromise that broke the deadlock over how many men each state should elect to the United States Congress. Connecticut is an important industrial state and a favorite vacation land. As a quick aside, my late wife and I visited this state several years ago when we went on vacation with the late Dr. Fay Smith, and…

The human mind has amazing powers. One of these powers is something we call a “flashback.” This is when we are thinking about something, and a thought or series of thoughts causes us to think about something else that is related to what we have on our mind. A good example is something that happened the other day that caused me to think back to the best and most rewarding airline trip that I have ever taken. This trip was made back in 2013 when I went on a trip…

For the past 17 years it has been my privilege to sit under the preaching and teaching of the most fantastic and gifted preacher I have ever known. Janis has had that privilege for over eight years, ever since we got married back in 2015. Brother Don Chandler can say more in a 20-minute sermon than most preachers can say in an hour. This is one of the primary reasons our church is growing, adding more than 100 new members for each of the past six years. Soon after Janis…

As I begin this most important column, I would like to do so with a little bit of humor and then I am also going to chastise the voters in my home state of Arkansas for being dead last in voter turnout in the last presidential election. Now, the humor: as the late Will Rogers has said, “Just be glad you are not getting all the government you are paying for.” One time I spoke at a banquet in Claremore, Oklahoma, and was seated next to Will Rogers’ sister. Her…

Here are some great thoughts that my wife Janis has written that are also in our new book titled “Keep Your Fork.” They will definitely give you something to think about. She begins, “I am saving my fork just a little longer. Will God allow those of my generation that the Bible speaks about a little more time to get the harvest in? In Matthew 24:34, the Bible says, “This generation shall not pass until all these things are fulfilled.” Most all of Matthew 24 is warning and signs of…

If you were running a 100-yard dash against someone in a wheelchair, and the one in the wheelchair was given a 90-yard head start, could you still win? Well, of course not and this, in one way, is what life is all about. In life, regardless of what we are doing, if we have a good enough edge, we will still win. I have used this little analogy to introduce you to a topic that, in one way or another, affects each of our lives. The topic is simply this:…

If you are deeply concerned, as I am, about the direction our nation has been heading for the past several years, you may also be concerned about the future of your children and grandchildren. We certainly are here at the Davidson home. If you read my column last week when I talked about the history of our nation, you will better understand what I am going to say. Our country was founded basically by English Puritans who were being persecuted by the Church of England. Being disenchanted, they left, and…

If you truly knew the unique history of the United States of America, you would not only love our country but teach your children to love her as well. I do and I do! A Florentine navigator by the name of Amerigo Vespucci first came to this land, as well as South America, from 1497 to 1504, and both continents are named for him. Our story really began in 1607 with the first English settlement of Jamestown, on land that is now part of the state of Virginia, but this…