Cindy and I celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary this summer, which means I have been married to my best friend now for more than half of my life. She stole my heart the minute I laid eyes on her in Chapel Hill in 1981. I asked her to marry me on our second date; I … Continue reading Keep your marriage fresh; date your wife
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The man had never walked before, and he was more than 40 years old. We don’t know anything about the pain of his childhood that surely brought scars as he watched other children run and play while he sat and watched and wondered what it would be like. We don’t know anything about his young … Continue reading When a lame beggar leapt for joy
I first met Rob at Elon in the spring of 1993. Rob was a freshman then, and he began coming to our worship service that we held on campus. I loved his sense of humor and his accent. We spent a lot of time together over the next three and a half years. Rob and … Continue reading A timely visit with an old friend
Jeremy Craxford dreams of an England of old, when the pulpits were aflame with the Word being preached, and the churches were full of hungry souls. He lives in the northeast, in a town called Sunderland. Newcastle, right next door, was a favorite preaching spot for John Wesley in the 1800s. The itinerant evangelist visited … Continue reading Interview with an Englishman
I had the opportunity to speak in Newcastle upon Tyne last month, and I will tell you more about that in a future column. Cindy and I decided to combine the ministry in the UK with an extended holiday in Europe, a second honeymoon, if you will. So after four days in London and the … Continue reading Unexpected blessing in Edinburgh
I just finished reading Ben Carson’s book “America the Beautiful” and will share some of it with you as we reflect on America’s 237th birthday. Ben Carson is the most famous brain surgeon in the world, a black man who grew up in Detroit and was raised by a single mom in abject poverty. He … Continue reading What makes our country great
J. Mark Fox 