CHARLES MCCALLUM

*This article was originally published on ChurchandGospel.com on December 14, 2016.* For the last three years, my oldest son has asked for a sleigh for Christmas. He has seen scenes of snow in Christmas shows, and wants to participate in the fun. Each year, we have to remind him that we live in Charleston, South Carolina, which means snow is a low percentage option for Christmas! Driving down the road listening to Christmas music recently, I heard the opening to a familiar tu

*This article was originally posted on ChurchandGospel.com on December 2, 2016.* Teacher, have you ever sat in your classroom, watching your students walk in and wondered what is going on in their lives? Have you ever experienced surprise as a student provides intricate knowledge of a topic that you did not expect them to know? There are several factors that contribute to a student’s learning as they enter the classroom: a student’s readiness to learn, a student’s interest in

*This article was originally published at ChurchandGospel.com on November 17, 2016.* Saturday night, our church held our annual Men’s Wild Game Dinner. This particular dinner was one I had been looking forward to for quite some time. A good friend of mine, and South American missionary, had put me in contact with Dr. David Sills to be our speaker for the dinner. At Old Fort Baptist Church, we like to place a high emphasis on mission, and Dr. Sills seemed like an ideal cand

*This article was originally published at ChurchandGospel.com on October 31, 2016.* Change in Learning Imagine with me a world where everyone wore the exact same single-sized clothing. Though the clothing would fit a portion of the world quite well, there would be many people forced to wear uncomfortable clothing that just did not fit them. We have to imagine this world, because one thing humanity has done well is realize that clothing can and should be personalized to the