The Backwoods Pew

Perhaps you have noticed that socks seem to have changed a bit over the years. They were once one of the standard Christmas gifts (along with new underwear) that parents gave to their children. Even…

I recently went on a search for survivors. It had been a brutal journey that had begun in the harsh conditions of winter, or what was left of it, the previous year. The time the…

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. — Isaiah 53:6 There are some days…

Mondays and sighs go together like mashed potatoes and meatloaf. We all know what a sigh is, and we’re not talking about a popular duck hunter. The sigh can mean a lot of different things…

Who doesn’t love a piggyback ride, with little kids laughing and grandparents puffing? There is excitement and exaltation, followed by pulse-checking and aspirin. The essence of the piggyback ride is to move a child from…

There seems to be an annual occurrence that takes place in the South; it usually lasts for a week or two and it is not greeted with much enthusiasm. It is the cause of much…