COMORT IN A STRANGE PLACE

A few months before his death, Elvis Presley penned some personal thoughts on a notepad at his bedside.

Barney CargileJanuary 12, 2024Comment

A NEW BEGINNING

Sunday, May 18, 1980 near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Shortly after returning from church, I glanced to the west,

Barney CargileJanuary 5, 2024 Comments

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 YEARS

What if I told you I’ve walked around the world, at the equator, nearly four times? It’s true…

Barney CargileDecember 29, 2023 Comments

LIGHT OF THE WORLD

During the holidays, neighborhoods are decked out with strings of light. But one family in Union Vale, New York took a page from Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation.

Barney CargileDecember 22, 2023Comment

JESUS IS THE ANSWER

As the Christmas Eve service began, the pastor invited all the kids to the front for a short children’s message. He began by describing an animal

Barney CargileDecember 15, 2023Comment

CHRISTMAS AT THE HANOI HILTON

Captain Eugene McDaniel spent six years in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, a brutal prison camp in Vietnam. Yet he experienced moments of pure joy.

Barney CargileDecember 8, 2023Comment

LIVING IN THE MOMENT

A farmer owned a rooster, whose crowing annoyed his neighbor. One morning, the neighbor showed up at

Barney CargileDecember 1, 2023 Comments

THANKSGIVING IN SORROW

Thanksgiving. A warm and fuzzy holiday, if there ever was one. Blow-up turkeys gracing our lawns. Pictures of pilgrims and cornucopias.

Barney CargileNovember 23, 2023 Comment