Jeff's Musings

His actual name is Samuel Joseph Calloway, but we always called him Sammy. Out of ten kids, I was the youngest and Sammy was the next in age to me, just about four years older. Sammy would have been 52 on November 27th. Some of you had the privilege of either knowing Sammy or meeting […]...

That is a law of life.  Look at history.  The Civil Rights movement was nothing until a man came along named Martin Luther King and said, “I have a dream” and he provided leadership.  The NASA space program was nothing until a guy named John Kennedy said, “We’re going to p...

A big car on a wet frozen lake goes nowhere. No traction, no motion. A small bug working its way across a gravel driveway takes forever. Too much friction, too little motion. If you’re stuck, it’s probably because one of these two challenges. There’s not enough traction online. Too...

...

It has been awhile since I have blogged. My absence is due in part to my new found role as a “papaw” as we say in the south. Since Caleb has come along, Julie and I have taken on helping Emily with the daily duties of feeding, changing and loving on our new little guy. […]...

Have you every wondered what you are doing with your life that matters? Most of us at some point in our lives ask that question, and it may nag at us for years on end. Perhaps you are wrestling with that question in your life this very moment. If you are unsure of what your […]...

Emily, our youngest daughter went to the doctor this morning and the doc said Caleb is ready to come out. We check Emily in tomorrow morning at 8:00 am for delivery of Caleb Anthony Calloway. Keep Emily in your prayers!...

I had meant to write this last week but got caught up in trying to get caught up.  That is what happens after you have been gone for four weeks. My time away was both relaxing and refreshing.  Most mornings, Julie and I would walk 2-3 miles and I would read and then work on […]...

Today is the first day of a four week sabbatical I am taking after a series of life events that have caught up to me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Basically, I am tired in all three area and need time to unplug and rest. Someone asked me what a sabbatical is. One of the easiest […...

“Bearing with” means not to hate, hurt, gossip about, mind their business or malign anyone. God does not want us to live someone else’s life. God has not appointed us to straighten out other people. He has not elected us a bully. God expects us to lovingly put up with one another. ...