If you’re willing to take a few minutes to pray for the students at Union University (website down as of this post) in Jackson, Tennessee, I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.  There’s been a major tornado there, and it’s done a lot of damage.  A lot of students are shaken up, and the campus is pretty [...]

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Two years ago I packed up a few of my things and drove to my parents’ home in Mobile, Alabama. At the time, New Orleans had issued a voluntary evacuation; NOBTS issued a mandatory evacuation. Two days later, Hurricane Katrina pushed onshore as a category 3 hurricane. It was something I’d been [...]

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Right, so I know you’re thinking, “Joe, hurricane season started June 1st.” You’re not wrong. But along the Gulf Coast, things don’t get going until August. Case in point: three of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the US (and Gulf Coast in particular)- Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, and Katrina [...]

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