David Burchett

When I was a child the Memorial Day holiday had an alternate name. Many of my relatives still called it "Decoration Day" because part of the day...

It has been well documented that Barak Obama has been riding the hope train right into the Democrat nomination (if he can shake that pesky...

A song by Brandon Heath resonates with me. The song is called “I’m Not Who I Was” and that describes any person who has decided to put their trust...

I am confessing a personal regret to plead with any young man who might read this to not get hooked by the “playboy” lure. I did. I regret that. I...

This will be the second Mother’s Day since my Mom died. I pray this story of grace and redemption will encourage some of you who have a difficult...

It is so interesting to look back over the landscape of three decades plus of my journey with Jesus. I can see God’s hand in so many events and...

A story of sportsmanship demonstrated by a women’s softball team has brightened the sports news recently. In the second game of a doubleheader,...

A few years ago I was asked to write a bio that would be sent out with a press kit for my new book, When Bad Christians Happen to Good People. My...

So I am walking along, thinking about Paul’s argument concerning the law in his letter to the Romans. At that moment a song randomly popped up on...

Recently I spotted a T-Shirt that conveys a sad truth: "I’m not cynical. I’m just experienced." I receive a pretty steady stream of correspondence...

There is a game show on NBC called Deal or No Deal. Let's suppose that some thirty-eight years ago Jesus had come to me in person and offered the...

In baseball parlance the closer is the pitcher who comes into the game in the last inning to protect the lead and finish off the win. It all comes...

Jackie Robinson made his major league debut at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15th in 1947. It was a historic and significant day for...

Today’s meditation comes from the a song that was released when I was three years old. Fifty-two years after The Platters released the song they...

Last winter I was killing time at Baton Rouge Airport before heading home. The airport is designed with a large central glass dome and some trees...

How can you be cured if you don’t know the disease? I understand that many of us (present company included) were damaged by a legalistic and...

My bride and her female co-conspirators often forward silly e-mails that point out the unique qualities of men. My only defense is that the grey...