Author: Charles Allard

Max Eastman reminds us of two kinds of people that inhabit the earth. He describes them as passengers on a ferry boat. As a ferry boat pulls out for its journey some passengers climb upstairs or find a good viewing spot on deck while other

A recent devotional message based on a passage in Genesis 2:4-7 from a Missionary Nurse to West Africa told of her hardships and adjustments to a new culture, the desert heat and a bleak future. Yet she went on to tell how God breathed

There is an old spiritual song that says: I want Jesus to walk with me                                                All along my pilgrim journey                                                 In my trials Lord, walk with me                                                When my heart is almost breaking

There is a difference between church work and the work of the church and it is not just a play on words. Church work involves the maintenance of the organization. Church work includes the planning of the worship service with appropriate music, printing bulletins, serving on

Some of life’s experiences have happened a long time ago and yet they linger in our memory as if they happened yesterday. The year was 1969, and we were home on furlough from our missionary service in Brazil. During a three week period we camped across

Lord, teach us to pray!” was the request of one of the disciples who had watched Jesus pray.  So powerful were his prayers, the consistency with which he prayed and the fact that he was known to pray all night that those closest to him

Gloria and I had a serendipity moment last Thursday. In case you have forgotten “serendipity” is something you discover or experience while looking for something else. After visiting with Willie and Linda Burns, our long time friends at Morehead City who lost their daughter Allison

Fred Castle was my “go to” deacon when I was pastor of Perkinsville Baptist Church in Boone, NC.  Fred was the kind of Deacon that every pastor needs. He was first and foremost a man of prayer  and a faithful churchman.  He was a

As I checked the news on Monday Morning, I discovered Six Forks Road had been closed due to a water break. A second news alert came when a log truck overturned on I-440 in Cary. The commute of thousands of people is hampered

With the exception of Anne Frank’s Diary, “Night,” written by Elie Wiesel, is probably the work most responsible for bringing the Holocaust to the attention of the world. It has sold more than t0 million copies. Wiesel was a Holocaust survivor. He was a Romanian-born