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The Mystery of Roanoke-  One of the biggest mysteries in American history is the disappearance of the Roanoke colony in modern-day North Carolina. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh sent an expedition which explored Roanoke Island and the surrounding region.

Often, my daughter says to me, in exasperation, “Why is she like this!” referring to her daughter’s less than compliant behavior, which is exactly like the less than compliant behavior she exhibited as a little girl.  “They don’t call it reproduction for nothing,” I usually say, which is a variat

When Samuel was sent by God to anoint one of Jesse’s sons as the next king, he was sure that he had found the new king when he saw Eliab (I Sam. 16:6). “But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him.

Last Saturday, I attended one of Western Kentucky University’s graduation ceremonies. As I watched several hundred graduates “walk the line,” including my first-born daughter, I thought about the choices these people had made to bring them to graduation.