By Danny Minton It was a beautiful Sunday morning with a crystal-clear sky, the birds singing joyfully in the trees, children playing, and the warmth of the sun glistening off the morning dew. As he stepped through the Garden Gate, the first thing he did was glance up the hill a few hundred yards to his right. His eyes and

By Danny Minton On the shelves of my home office, I have at my disposal Bibles of every shape, size, and translation. They include: the King James Version, the American Standard and the New American Standard, Revised Standard Version, English Standard Version, Archeological New International Study Bible, New International Bible, New International Study Bible, New International Women’s Study Bible, Phillips

By Danny Minton It arrived in the mail somewhere around 1992 or ’93, and my world would never be the same. But I’m getting ahead of myself, so let’s start at the beginning.  My first introduction to the computer world began in the early 1970s at a friend’s house, where he played a game called “Pong” on his TV. Magnavox

By Danny Minton The world today is full of people criticizing others; what they believe, how they look, what they say, their religion, their political views, their lifestyle, and just about any choice they make with which they disagree. Social media provides an easy platform to express a person’s opinions about others, often anonymously or under a pseudonym. People spend

By Danny Minton My hometown has changed a lot since we moved there in the winter of 1954/55. At that time, the population of Plano, Texas, was hovering around 3,000 people. The 1950 census stood at 2,126, and by 1960, it would quickly burst at the seams, reaching 3,694. The population today is estimated at around 300,000, or roughly 81

By Danny Minton “If you look for the bad in people, expecting to find it, you surely will.” (From the movie Pollyanna) Well, this is the fourth time I have used this phrase in my writings, and it probably won’t be the last. I guess I’ll keep putting it out there to remind us, and especially myself, that I need

By Danny Minton Over my years in ministry, I have observed many who love the Lord doing things that may seem small to some of us, but are successful because of their passion. A woman I admired made small burial garments for stillborn infants. A man who quietly made sure the baptistry was always kept clean and, when he noticed

By Danny Minton Several years ago, I came across an anonymous post entitled “Everything I Need to Know about Life, I Learned from the Ark.” I’ve since seen it posted numerous times, and the author has some good thoughts. “Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark.”One – Don’t miss the boat.Two – Remember, we’re all

By Danny Minton This week I am going through all the books I have in the house to make room for another piece of furniture. It was an old dresser at a cheap price. When my wife was through refinishing it, it turned out to be a beautiful piece of cherrywood. We are always looking for deals, and probably over