Philip Dampier's Blog

The second Robert H. and Tisza book has been sent to the printers and to Amazon ebook. it may take a day or two for it to become available. Please spread the word. Hope you enjoy the second in the series. You will meet lots of familiar people as well…

Surgery went well. Grace is recovering and doing really well. We are headed home. Thanks to God the great healer and to friends who asked him to do it.

Grace and I have spent yesterday and most of today at UAB Hospital and Kirkland Clinic. Tomorrow at 8:00 Dr. Peters will operate on Grace’s parathyroid. We will stay one more night at the Double Tree and return to Dothan Saturday. This is a delicate surgery and so we covet…

Sometimes we forget who is really in charge or at least we act like we do. We worry about a lot of things most of which we can’t do one single thing about. It’s as if we though worry could control the situation and change it. If the Bible is…

I remember World War II. I was a boy but I remember the many things we went without to provide for our soldiers. I remember saving the linings from all foil packages, and coat hangers and dimes for war bonds. I remember my family members who left and did not…

Every Christian by definition of that role is a witness. Hopefully, the Christian is a witness for Christ and not against him. What we say and what we do is a message to our personal world. Where we work and where we play, people know what we claim. They will…

I believe that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. I believe he was so begotten in order to experience life as a human, so that he could become our high priest. I believe he came in the form of a baby, just like every other human after Adam and…

Jesus left this earth when his mission was accomplished. He left his disciples behind, ascending into heaven. The angels were quick to assure the disciples that Jesus would come back. On the cross, Jesus said that his work was finished. He left his place in heaven to become a man…

Why is the story of Jesus so great? We Christians put a lot of emphasis on the cross and certainly the sacrifice of Jesus was key to the salvation of mankind. But, what happens next? Jesus died on the cross and was buried in a tomb. So were two thieves…

When John the Baptist saw Jesus he saw a lamb. No just an ordinary lamb but a special lamb. One lamb selected from all the lambs in the world to be the final sacrifice for the sins of man. John 1:29-30  The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and…