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Felton and World War II veteran T.A. Beard of Thorndale, remembered as the “World’s Greatest Customer,” a title reflecting his place in the Greatest Generation. Photo Courtesy of Trey Felton

Lessons From Swinging for the Fences

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 9:00am

I haven’t done New Year’s resolutions in quite some time. They were once an annual staple, but I’d always set some sort of goals in motion for the coming year. With every trip around the sun, more of those goals have been reached. Plus, I find it increasingly difficult to set targets that can be accomplished in a single year. Nowadays, it’s more of updating my five-year plan, as corny as that sounds.

Christmas and Curiosity

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 5:26am

A few weeks ago, I started reading a book by a good friend and fellow veteran, local author Michael Lee. The title is befitting his overtly direct personality, but don’t let it discourage you; it’s a positively scriptural exegesis on the birth of Christ called Lies My Pastor Told Me. In the book, Mr. Lee describes how modern-day advancements in research shed more light on things like the date Christ was born, where He was born, who the shepherds were, who the wise men were, and things like that. Despite the vast symbolism and storytelling in the Bible, we continue to learn of new discoveries that verify historical events described therein. Check out Dave Stott’s work in Drive Thru History, particularly his following of Paul’s travels and shipwrecks in the Book of Acts. Fascinating stuff.

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