Columns
A balanced life
Years ago, I started a sermon with a question (as I sometimes do), “What’s the most important tool a preacher has?”
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Columns
What are you afraid of?
The 10 most common phobias, according to fear.net are trypophobia or the fear of holes, Aerophobia or the fear of flying is number nine and ...
by Charles "Buddy" Whatley, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 7:36 pm
Columns
Giving hope
As you know by now, Mary Ella and I help churches and pastors on the Navajo Reservation with preaching, Vacation Bible Schools, and building projects. ...
by Charles "Buddy" Whatley, Tuesday, November 26, 2019 7:18 pm
Columns
Jonah and how much is actually enough?
Food, clothing and shelter; those are the essentials for life. My dad was fond of asking, “How much is enough?”
by Charles "Buddy" Whatley, Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:05 pm
Columns
A prophet’s obedience in the Bible
I remember growing up, our family would spend Thanksgiving in Atlanta. My dad would spend his days in the industrial district buying supplies for his electrical ...
by Charles "Buddy" Whatley, Monday, October 28, 2019 7:50 pm
Columns
A whale of a tale to swallow
We’ve, for the past few weeks, been looking at the story of Jonah in the Old Testament. In that rather strange story, Jonah is swallowed ...
by Charles "Buddy" Whatley, Monday, October 21, 2019 7:38 pm
Opinion
Putting God back on the throne
Gath-Hepher was a border town in ancient northern Israel and the hometown of the prophet Jonah. Gath-Hepher means “wine-press;” Jonah means “dove.” Gath-Hepher is mentioned ...
by Charles "Buddy" Whatley, Monday, October 14, 2019 7:55 pm
Columns
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save” is the Navy hymn. William Whiting from Winchester, England wrote the words as a poem in 1860 for a student ...
by Charles "Buddy" Whatley, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 8:00 pm
Columns
God’s plan through the fire
The text came into my phone at 11:40 p.m., and the phone call came a few minutes later. A member of the Woodland UMC, who ...
by Charles "Buddy" Whatley, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 5:12 pm
Columns
Reading the scripture
I remember reading that Jesus came into the world at just the right time. The Roman peace enabled his messengers to travel, cross borders and tell ...