Though making an annual trip to St. Jude Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee admittedly causes a certain amount of anxiety, there is no greater feeling than hearing that my son remains cancer free after a …
With Christmas behind us and with the New Year in front of us, let us not quickly forget that hope is found not just during the Christmas season, but in all seasons, in the perfect God-Man, Jesus …
Do you consider yourself a happy person? If you had to complete the following sentence, “I would be most happy if ________,” how would you fill in the blank? Acclaimed …
Question: A wife asks, “What can I do to get my husband to pay attention to me? After eight years of marriage and two children I am still attractive and well educated. Yet I feel neglected by …
“The older you get, the faster the time goes.” Those were the words of my grandmother at the beginning of a new year when I was just a boy. While the speed of time doesn’t …
For many of us Christmas isn’t over yet. We’ll be singing about the angels and shepherds and the baby in the manger until Jan. 5, when we celebrate Epiphany. Christians believe that …
Editor’s note: The Jackson Post welcomes a new column to its faith page called “Hope for the Home” from local evangelists Dr. Jerry and Becky Drace. In this question-and-answer …
Each year, the National Retail Federation predicts the spending patterns of Americans during the holidays. As 2024 winds down, Christmas expenditures are ahead of last year, with an anticipated total …
Once upon a time I hurt my knee. For some reason my kneecap decided it didn’t want to sit where it was supposed to and instead drifted down and slightly off center. Probably because I kept …
A century ago, the famed Christian apologist G.K. Chesterton lamented, “The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder.” Indeed. Astonishing realities, …
Becky Drace has spent the majority of the early part of her 55 years being married to international evangelist Jerry Drace holding down the fort at their home raising their children. But …
Of all the things on our wish lists for Christmas each year, being home for the holidays with the people we love ranks at the top for most. So profound is the desire that we sing about it: I’ll …
It seems that many people think you can only celebrate Christmas if all is well. You can see this in the various statements beginning with, “It just does not seem like Christmas because …
In Angers, France there’s a castle. Not surprising because a), it’s France, and b) it’s the Loire valley where there’s a castle, sometimes more, in every town. What makes that …
Though it’s been several years ago now, I still remember one of the more exciting trips to St. Jude Hospital with my son during his battle with childhood leukemia. Back in those days we lived …
The week of Thanksgiving affords us the opportunity to unplug, evaluate, and offer thanks for the numerous blessings in our lives in a way that the pace of our normal routines doesn’t always …
Chances are you’ve never heard of Ed. Years ago he paced back and forth outside of Holton’s Shoe Store in Boston. The reason for his angst was the 18-year-old store clerk who worked …
We know something about anxiety. Sometimes it shows up on an x-ray. You can hear it in the pacing rhythm of footsteps late at night. Troubled eyes and wrinkled foreheads are also telltale signs. …
Years ago I remember reading a book by Elisabeth Elliot ( Through Gates of Splendor? Passion and Purity? ) in which she describes her future husband’s devotional life. Almost in …
I cannot remember a more heated presidential election in my lifetime. The stakes are so high that folks on both sides of the political aisle are anxious and afraid concerning the future. With only a …