The Backwoods Pew

      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 survivors had been in the ground now was 12 months. They had endured...

      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 when you work in the outdoors that you will see something completely new...a real...

      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 depending on the circumstances. Let’s examine a few....

      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 Point A to Point B, for...

      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 activity, usually at the grocery store. We southerners are notorious for...

      If you have ever driven down a road, be it paved or dirt, you have been the beneficiary of someone who went before you; and that someone engaged in “poppin’ stumps.” If you grew up during the ’60s and ’70s, the declaration that someone was...