Greetings, family and friends, My prayer is this newsletter finds you well and safe and managing life productively during these pandemic times. Who would have thought that we would have ever experienced the changes we have seen in the last two years. Phyllis and I have been grateful for the beauty of these Texas Hills…
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Is the reason my prayers are not answered, I don’t have enough faith? If someone ask you this question, what would you say? When I was asked, here’s what I said. Everyone has faith. But do you have enough faith? Enough to please God, to get you into heaven, to see your prayers answered? If…
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My Southern-belle wife, Phyllis, makes the world’s best pecan pie. Are you imagining it? Well then, imagine this: what if she brings the pie to me, places her right hand behind my head and smushes that fabulous pecan pie in my face. How do you suppose I’d like that pie? That’s the way some Christians…
DetailsAward-winning writer, Rachael Colby on Audiobook, RETURN OF THE SONG “A delight. Wit and wisdom, A moving romance story set in the gentle south. With her charming southern accent, Phyllis Nichols brings each character to life in an outstanding narration of her book, Return of the Song. She treats listeners to recordings of her beautiful…
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Because of rampant violence and media attention, Americans must answer some serious questions about poverty, questions like, Why in rich America are there still the Haves and Have-nots? Are some people poor because others are selfish and do little to eliminate poverty? Doesn’t poverty cause people to become selfish, angry and do evil things? Is…
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Rioting. Looting. Burning. That’s what it takes to make change, according to some. Are there circumstances when resorting to violence is the right thing to do? Our nation is on fire again. In the last several days, violent and peaceful protests are taking place in every state in our country following George Floyd’s shocking death…
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I attached my recent painting, “Hill Country Path by a Pond” because it provides a visual illustration of what it means to have a certain vantage point in art. I hope my vantage point in this painting will cause the viewer to wonder, maybe even anticipate what’s at the end of the paint, just over…
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Since I was ten, I’ve loved sharing beautiful parts of God’s creation that come to my eyes and out through my brushes. Painting has been my hobby for all these years, and I still love it. So, you can imagine how nervous I was when I discovered I had a congenital eye disease that…
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“The Fear of the Coronavirus Is More Dangerous Than the Virus,” was the headline of a recent newspaper. No doubt, fear can be one of the most powerful and dangerous of our emotions. Maybe we need to take another look at that powerful emotion we call fear. Of course, it’s powerful and potentially destructive.…
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Well, we certainly find ourselves celebrating Resurrection Sunday like we never have before, that is, from a distance! But are we? Maybe during this COVID-19 pandemic, this Resurrection Sunday has us closer to our Lord and more interested in His story of being raised from the dead than we’ve ever been before. At a time…
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