Posts by Phil Callaway

I grew up on myths. Here are five of them: Myth 1: Swimming after eating causes debilitating cramps so wait at least 30 minutes. The truth behind this fable is all wet. Myth 2: Chewing gum stays in your stomach seven years. It doesn’t. Don’t swallow that myth. And don’t swallow other stuff either. People…

I’m the guy who still has nightmares about flunking fifth grade. I’m the guy who said a quick “No” to the first 30 speaking requests I received. I can imagine a disease for every ache, an Eeyore for every Tigger. And I’m not alone.

What can we learn in the storms of life I learned about weather when I was a kid. About cold by licking a metal doorknob in December. About humidity when my brother locked me out of the house during a rainstorm. Our science teacher talked about cumulonimbus clouds. We nicknamed a guy cumulonimbus. Whenever we…

My gratitude for answered prayer My New Year’s resolution last year was to eat an apple a day. So that means I have just a few hours to eat 365 apples. One guy sent a note to friends on New Year’s Eve, “I have decided to put my past behind me. So if I owe…

A sign in front of a church read, “God does not make misteaks.” Well, we know what they meant. God is perfect in all of His ways. He has never made a single typo or done anything by accident.