An early morning visit to an area diagnostic center with one of our members sparked a memory from my years “Growing Up On Dump Ground Road.” Our family physician was named Dr. Barkley. Now, this was back in the day when doctors made “house calls” to their elderly patients. I can recall him coming to see my grandma that lived next door to us. Yet, what I remember most vividly were the infrequent times when I had to visit his office as the patient. Dr. Barkley’s office was loca

It didn’t take a microscope or a telescope for the kid “Growing Up on Dump Ground Road” to realize that there is more to life than what we see around us. The celestial lights are clearly visible to folks living in a rural area. The sun, moon, and stars have no luminary competition for our attention, as they do from the bright lights of a big city. On a clear night, lying on a bed of clover, we could look up into the sky and know that God’s creative handiwork extended far beyo