Author: Buddy McElhannon
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Ten Things I Like About October and Five That I Don’t
Having lived in 8 different decades, it occurs to me that my favorite month of the year is October. Ok, April and December are close seconds, but the first full month of the Fall is always a welcome sight on the calendar. Of course there are some minor distractions and dislikes for every month, even…
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The Transcendent Beauty of Stained Glass
Stained glass windows in churches have long been a source of fascination and inspiration for me. I know I can worship God anywhere, anytime, and I do not need beads, crosses, or colored windows to do so. Yet, I have experienced moments with a grand sense of peace, serenity, and God’s presence, all from sitting…
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The Theme Park of Misery — The Teenage Years
Any parent who survives the teenage years of their offspring has an abundance of stories to tell. I am no exception. However, to avoid being disowned by my five adult children, I will refrain from sharing my encyclopedia of memories I possess of their embarrassing, crazy, scary, hilarious teen years. I’ll save those stories for…
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Badges of Honor
Men, listen up. Marriage and fatherhood are life-changing experiences — for yourself, but more importantly, for your wife and children. I’ve written before about the qualities, virtues, and attributes of a REAL man: responsibility, sacrificial love, respectfulness, kindness, self-control, humility, and tenderness, to name a few. Authentic manhood, in other words, is defined by one’s…
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The One in Front of Me
Whether Christian or not, most people agree that Jesus is the most fascinating person to have ever lived. The world can debate his divinity, but few can argue about his unique place in history — or his method of reaching people. Here was an itinerant preacher in a remote area of the Roman Empire who…
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My Middle Name is Someone
One of the keys to having a long and successful marriage is for a husband to develop the ability to understand the words spoken by his wife. It is a universal truth, long accepted by the male species, that women can say one thing and mean something else. One only has to consider the use of…
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May the Fourth Be With You
Growing up, the 4th of July was always a fun time. We celebrated our National Day of Independence with fireworks, parades, barbecues, and family picnics. As American humorist Erma Bombeck once said, “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who…
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How to Name a Drug
I figure it’s time for a less-than-serious reflection on the lifestyles of the Medicare generation. The weeks following last year’s knee surgery is the inspiration for this post. With limited mobility and the usual aches and pains that follow surgery, I found myself watching more television than normal — my normal being not so much. …
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The Hypocrisy of the Left
In recent days, the media world has been ablaze with reactions to a commencement speech given at Benedictine College in Kansas by NFL Placekicker Harrison Butker. There is even a petition circulating calling for the Kansas City Chiefs to fire him for his antiquated and misogynistic remarks. You’d have thought he staged a campus riot,…
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