Dennis Welch

A good friend of mine made a great observation the other day about Doctors. He is going through prostate cancer and is doing fine, but there was certainly a moment or two when he throught he might lose the battle. In our conversation he bragged on his doctor and then he suddenly shifted gears and [...]

Well, we are underway, and the first offensive has begun against mom’s breast cancer. Chemo is an onslaught, a shock to your system, and I suppose it’s even more magnified when you’re 80 (though, yes, her doctor says she LOOKS 60! She reminds us often.)

Mom seems to be holding up pretty well so far. She [...]

Just a few weeks ago I was in Nashville doing a gig at The Bluebird Cafe (Mecca for songwriters, and one of the items on my bucket list), and one afternoon I got a call from my mom. She’s good about checking in with me, but her tone seemed a little different as she began [...]

For whatever reason, it occured to me this weekend that everybody leaves behind artifacts of one kind or another when they go. Some of those are obvious-creative works like songs and books have a life of their own and live after us. If you’re a builder, your houses or skyscrapers will live on after you [...]

This has been a tough go for about a year or so. Kay Kline, my mother in-law has been in declining health for much of that time, and my wife has been at her side with encouragement and everything you would expect from a saint.

She learned from the best. All the Klines are like that. [...]

My father used to always say, “Be kind, son. Everybody’s going through something.”

And you know what? It’s true.

When I stand up in a room full of people these days and talk about my unusual family and all of its issues, I know for certain that we aren’t the only ones with a little wackiness and trouble. [...]

My tendency is to just accomplish things and then check them off my list. But I decided to really relish my week in Georgia and enjoy every single minute of it. We spoke at a book club there and at the Sunday morning service at my old church. What a week!

The book club meeting on Tuesday night [...]

So, let me just begin by saying that there are all kinds of PR. I’ll explain later.

It all began with a breakfast meeting a month or so ago with my pastor, Will Davis Jr. He’s a great guy and I’m delighted that he’s my pastor and my friend. I met him at Waterloo here in [...]

The past 7 days have been among the most interesting and fulfilling consecutive days I have ever experienced.

I spoke twice to a room full of job seekers at Hill Country Bible Church. If that’s all I had done this week, it would have been a fulfilling one.

But there’s more. Over the last week I have [...]