Cal Powell is a former newspaper reporter who now teaches middle school and high school journalism and serves as Director of Publications at a Christian school in his native Georgia. He and his wife Miriam welcomed the birth of their first son, Parks Calvin Powell, in March 2009. You can read more of Cal’s colorful writing and southern wit at his personal blog.
Recent Blog Entries by Cal
Prone to Wander :: August 2009
I am learning that God designed sex to be amazing, mystical, life affirming and a living, giving gift. It’s the kind of experience men would fight wars for and women would endure …
“Everything happens for a reason.” Perhaps you’ve heard that before. Perhaps you’ve said it. I’d like to suggest that there’s a world of difference between “Everything happens for a reason,” and “God gives reason …
I recently had a wonderful opportunity to communicate at my church. Since becoming the Service Programming Director at Browns Bridge Community Church, I have not been able to communicate as much as …
A friend of mine named Francis works as an advocate for the people of a slum in Delhi and he has married into a poor Muslim family. Yesterday he brought two of his young brothers-in-law …
“Everything happens for a reason.” Perhaps you’ve heard that before. Perhaps you’ve said it. I’d like to suggest that there’s a world of difference between “Everything happens for a reason,” and “God gives reason …
One of the most powerful tools in healing the walking wounded is what the Bible calls repentance. What is biblical repentance? Put simply, it is when sinfully destructive behaviors and attitudes are first abandoned and …
