Randall Franks – Actor Entertainer Author Columnist

How many times a day do I reach over, hit the squirt top of an antibacterial gel, and rub my hands?

As I think about this practice, I sometimes wonder how I ever survived my childhood. How did any of us?

We didn’t have throwaway wipes and all the other things we use so readily today.

As children, we left home in the mornings during the summer and we playe...

I have come to the conclusion that everyone, no matter how blessed, faces trials.

Some are ordinary: how to pay a bill, find a job, or cope with everyday stress. Others are far heavier. I remember a week a few years back when I was praying for friends and loved ones dealing with heart bypass surgery, Parkinson’s disease, accident recovery, cancer, and stroke. Any of th...

Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the face someone is showing you? Are there thoughts running through their head that differ from the words coming out of their mouth or the expression on their face?

There is probably not a soul on earth who has not faced a situation in which someone they respected or liked revealed themselves as someone other than expected.

Each fall, folks from around the country gather to celebrate the people who bless them with the Word in song—on radio, from pulpits, and on stages. For more than half a century, the week-long National Quartet Convention has been the mainstay of the Southern Gospel music calendar. Today that reunion of sorts takes place in the mountains of East Tennessee, at the LeConte Center...