by Debby Efurd | Apr 24, 2019 | The Second Mile
Being pro-life, I am always interested in the state of our culture. Do we celebrate life? … or are we a culture of death through abortion? While statistically, it appears our culture is changing to embrace life, there seems to be that one person on every corner who...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 27, 2018 | The Second Mile
My earthly mother passed away over 20 years ago. I have no doubt she is in Heaven and I will see her again. Although I know in my head she is in glory, my heart still misses her. No matter how old the child, when your mother leaves this world and you have no one to...
by Debby Efurd | Aug 20, 2018 | The Second Mile
I’ve had some health issues recently. While the rest has helped, your prayers are appreciated. I’ve had many discussions with friends about forgiveness – debates actually. Is forgiveness conditional or unconditional? This past week I couldn’t stop thinking...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 23, 2018 | The Second Mile
I’ve been on this earth longer than dirt (well, it seems that way), but I’ve come to realize I have a lot more to learn, so I plan on being around awhile. One of my biggest lessons over the last several years regarded my faith. As a young Christian, I thought...
by Debby Efurd | Jun 18, 2018 | The Second Mile
I was out of state this year celebrating Father’s Day with three of my favorite men – husband and two sons (with families). I saw how each man played a role in my life in helping to shape who I am as a woman, wife, mother. While traveling back home, I realized I...
by Debby Efurd | Mar 5, 2018 | The Second Mile
Last week the Rev. Billy Graham was laid to rest. As the nation mourned, thousands attended his funeral to celebrate the life of a humble servant as he journeyed home. His body was laid to rest beside his wife Ruth, but Billy Frank, as he was affectionately known,...
by Debby Efurd | Feb 5, 2018 | The Second Mile
When I was little I remember listening to the radio (a lot), being a middle-class family, and probably because television was such a “new” media and unaffordable to most people. My parents particularly liked a show called The Rest of the Story, hosted by Paul...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 20, 2017 | The Second Mile
This has been a year of change, some hardship, lots of medical needs, and plenty of stress. It started with surgeries (husband has had six surgeries in a year), my on-the-job training of nursing, then transitioning away from my home since 1951, topped off with a big...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 11, 2017 | The Second Mile
That’s what Stephen Williford said repeatedly after he and another member of the Sutherland Springs, Texas community intervened to stop an attacker after brutally killing 26 members of the First Baptist Church. But Stephen, visibly shaken as he spoke to police after...
by Debby Efurd | Oct 9, 2017 | The Second Mile
When I was little, my family were one of the few in our neighborhood that had a television. That round black and white “television tube” provided hours of entertainment to our family. Unlike today, most households had one TV (unless you were very wealthy, then you...
by Debby Efurd | Sep 11, 2016 | The Second Mile
Early this week I began preparing this week’s post entitled “Faith of Our Fathers.” After I started I realized that today, September 11, marked the 15th anniversary of the events of September 11. The events and emotions are etched into my mind forever. Both as a...
by Debby Efurd | Oct 13, 2014 | The Second Mile
Our guest blogger is Donna Newton. Donna is an inspiration to all as she shares her love for Christ and her heart for others in her daily walk. At five years of age, I prayed to receive Jesus as my Savior. In the years after, there was ‘a whole...
