By Steve Higginbotham It happened on Saturday, November 18, 1978, 31 years ago this past week. A total of 918 members of the People’s Temple Church in Jonestown, Guyana committed suicide/murder. Of this number, 294 of the dead were children…
By Steve Higginbotham Probably none of us will ever forget our first love. You know, the person with whom you were absolutely convinced you would spend the rest of your life. Do you remember your first love? Well, I sure…
By Steve Higginbotham On May 20, 1978, Mavis Hutchinson, at the age of 53, became the first woman to run all the way across the United States. Beginning in Los Angeles, she finished her run 2,871 miles later in New…
By Steve Higginbotham On September 27, 2009, it was announced that I would be moving to Karns to work with the church. At that time, this move seemed so far away. However, the time is now upon us. As I…
By Steve Higginbotham Expectations have much to do with our contentment. Those who place unrealistic expectations upon themselves are generally discouraged, and feel as though they are a failure. I’m convinced that if people had proper expectations, they would not…
by Steve Higginbotham “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” The possibility of dying before you wake…
By Steve Higginbotham Guys like Lance Armstrong and Pete Rose make themselves easy targets. They are men who had great careers, great reputations, and after years and years of vehement denials of wrong- doing, they finally admitted they were lying.…
By Steve Higginbotham More than one hundred years ago, Franklin L. Eiland penned these words: Time is filled with swift transition, Naught of earth unmoved can stand, Build your hopes on things eternal, Hold to God’s unchanging hand. The events…
by Steve Higginbotham The story is told of a lady who walked into a pharmacy and asked the pharmacist if he had a cure for the hiccups. The pharmacist said, “I sure do,” and immediately and unexpectedly yelled, “boo!” at…
