My family has gotten caught up in this summer’s version of the “America’s Got Talent” TV show. If you have never seen the show, you should give it a try some time. I find that we watch just to see the crazy things people will do for their 15 seconds of fame. Believe me, some …
I was eight years old the first time I got to visit the Magic Kingdom. I will never forget what that experience was like. Just like millions of other kids who have walked through those gates, I thought I had found the perfect place. But the weeks leading up to that visit were like a …
What we are doing (Lisa and I) through Ridley Barron Ministries is about people. That may seem like such an obvious statement. Maybe it is to everyone else but me. I was giving that some thought today. Like most of you, I hate customer service calls. Why? Because no one wants to treat you like …
13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT I have often defined the word “hope” as “the belief that tomorrow is worth getting up for.” It is that perception that the next minute–the next breath of our lives–contains possibility. Love is essential to all …
God’s timing is always good. That doesn’t mean we will always like it, but it is always good. Several months ago, two of our very good friends approached us at church one Sunday morning with a gift. He had won a get away for two in a golf tournament. After praying with his wife, the …
What could make a grown man cry standing in the “Home” section of a Super Walmart? Strange things happen when someone is faced, once again, with their mortality. Let me explain. Last week I was in Columbus, Georgia hanging out with my mom. I had taken our two youngest children, Abby and Landon, so they …
It’s been another great Father’s Day around the Barron household. Nothing crazy or extreme (which is how I like it since our family tends to be going 90 mph most of the time). We got up, went to church, had Po’ Boy sandwiches (Lisa-style) for lunch, spent a little bit of time by the pool …
There are some days (much like this one today) where it seems like life is just a little harder than others. Things pile up. Schedules don’t work out. Even the simplest of things turns out to be not so simple. I’ve had two doctor’s appointments, some news that hit me from the blind-side and some …
I know my blogs have been infrequent lately. There are a couple of reasons why. First, our schedule has been completely out of whack. With the transition from my church office (after 7 years on staff) to home, there have been many hours of cleaning, organizing and “waste management” as I filtered through my files. …
It is not unusual for me to start up my e-mail these days and find that I have a new friend, someone who is reaching out for comfort or encouragement after their own tragic circumstances. I love that God has given me those opportunities. I only pray that I am able to “handle” them with …