Author: Buddy McElhannon
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A Chilling Wind for Christendom
There’s a chill wind blowing in our cultural ethos. It reminds me of those days when winter’s first breath slaps your face as bitter, freezing, and gusty winds sweep southward alerting you that shorter days, lower temperatures, flu season, and barren landscapes are on the way. It seems like just yesterday, maybe ten years ago,…
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The Master of Chaos and Confusion Speaks
Friends, The blog post below varies from my normal topics and approach. In the spirit of C.S. Lewis’s book, The Screwtape Letters, this fictional piece imagines what a high-ranking demon named Dolus, a master of chaos and confusion, might be saying to his legion of fallen angels in light of our world’s current culture. I…
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Why Does Christmas Have to Change?
For nearly two decades, it seemed that every Christmas followed the same holiday-loving rituals. Our Christmas Eve celebrations became traditions of eating out, gift exchanges, and midnight worship services. Not to mention Santa’s late-night after-the-kids-went-to-sleep adventures of putting bicycles or dollhouses together. With our five children, Christmas Day routines resounded with the tearing sounds of…
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Paris Panties and Prague Pajamas
Relax. This is not a blog post about Parisian or Czech fashion. But I did get your attention, right? My wife and I just returned from one of those Viking River cruises through the heart of Europe. We flew into Paris and out of Prague spending nine days cruising the Rivers and visiting the Christmas…
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Lessons of the Holy Ache
Have you ever had a desire that nothing on this earth could satisfy? Have you ever suffered a pain or a loss that nothing in this world could console? In 2011, I experienced such grief when I lost my wife to cancer. I eventually called this pain a Holy Ache. More about that later. Surveying…
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Identity Theft
One of the most annoying and upsetting threats today is what is known as identity theft. Someone “steals” your identity and uses it to make fraudulent purchases in your name. As frustrating as that is, it occurs to me that another form of identity theft is taking place. There is a verse in Exodus 3:14…
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Signs of Growing Old
I don’t feel old. Correction: I used not to feel old. Now, I only feel my age on days that end in Y. I should have seen it coming. There were ample signs. Some were subtle, others were less so — like a ball peen hammer upside the head. Well duh! Of course, you feel…
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The Allure of Advertising
This past weekend, as I watched a few football games on television, I became fascinated with the taglines of the commercials. Normally, I ignore the incessant non-stop ads that relentlessly plug their respective product or service. But this weekend, I took another approach. I made note of the taglines of each commercial. You know the…
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Today’s Snake Oil Salesmen
I remember watching Western TV shows back in the ‘60s, and occasionally, there would be a character selling a cure-all for what ails ya. Grandstanding from the back of their wagon, these “snake oil” salesmen would pitch their too-good-to-be-true wares on an unsuspecting public. Their concoction, usually some alcohol-based remedy, was touted as a medicinal…
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I Confess, I Watched a K Drama
The following words were written in a moment of weakness when my desire to be open and transparent overrode any embarrassing concerns regarding my actions. Better yet, maybe I should deny any connection with the comments below. That’s it. I will plead the 5th or shout “blog hacker” as if such remarks will distance me…
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