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Ebola is Taking More Than Lives in Liberia
Michael Helms and Faliku Dukuly Think back to April 19, 2013. An entire region in Boston was frozen in place as police combed the area for marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsamaev. Logan International was open but nothing else moved: the transit system, schools,...
Dixie Will Always Be With Us
It's 4:30 A.M. The house is quiet. As I lie in bed I realize that for the first time since the first few years of our marriage, I now live alone with my wife: no children and no pets. Our boys moved away years ago. Now our beloved Lab, Dixie, is in dog heaven. About...
Consumers With Little Brand Loyalty
My wife and I have had our insurance with the same company for thirty years. My parents have had their insurance with the same company for 50 years. We are loyal customers. We don't compare prices. We are satisfied with our service. I have had my phone service with...
Defending Our Faith is Not a Laughing Matter
There are people who have devoted serious careers to the study of humor, and many, if not most of these people are not very funny. They are like me: they are not the life of the party, but they love to laugh. They are also interested in the psychology, the sociology,...
Bricks For Ricks Foundation
The Bricks for Ricks Liberian Housing Foundation, Inc., was begun in 2008 by Dr. Michael Helms to assist with housing needs in Liberia and other Third World countries where earth dwellings are a viable means of addressing the housing shortage. After a considerable...
Hunting Turkeys–Finding God
Author's Note: This story is posted in celebration of my son John's first gobbler kill of his life, a 19 pounder with an 11.75 inch beard, which he killed yesterday in North Carolina, a very exciting event for him. Hunters make a huge contribution to the conservation...
A Prayer for Our Nation’s Leaders on the National Day of Prayer: May 1, 2014
Heavenly Father, It seems that our world is always in turmoil. Human beings around the world are still filled with hate, violence, greed, and the love of power. Even while we see evidence of this kind of behavior in other parts of the world, we have people next door,...
Porch “Sittin’¨With Dorsey Brooks: Father of Tucker Baseball
My secretary calls me in my office and she says, "Dorsey is here and wants to know if you have time to sit on the porch." I say, "Sure, send him in." Dorsey Brooks remembers that his father used to sit on the porch as people rode their wagons to and from town. It was...
Who’s Going to Do It?
Buck and Lynn Heard of Moultrie, Georgia, own a bird dog named Queen Mary that is worth over $30,000. The number of championships determines her value and she has won several. Her first national championship came in 2010 when she was named the Purina Top Shooting Dog...
Discerning God’s Direction As Husband and Wife
When the Southern Baptist Convention's future hung in the balance, the mantra from Fundamentalist's pulpits was that inerrancy should be defended for the sake of the gospel. If you didn't believe in inerrancy then you didn't believe the Bible. The fear of having...
Sports Taught Them to Persevere
Ann-Perry Blank has been diving since she was seven years old. She dove for the storied Moss Farms Diving Tigers in Moultrie, Georgia, a program that has produced 39 Georgia High School State Champions, 26 Junior Olympic National Champions, 9 Senior National...
Do You Love Those Who Suffer
When people enter a hospital many are suddenly faced with issues of loss and grief for the first time in their lives, creating anxiety and distress in addition to their physical illnesses. Their clothes are taken away and they lose their dignity. Because they cannot...