Best of Walker Moore

We were on our way to teach in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. I can’t even remember when we started, but we had just made our last connection, and in several hours, we would arrive in that beautiful historic city. I had gathered several close friends to...

When I was in elementary school, our little country church wanted to build a new two-story educational building. The men of the church were mostly farmers, mechanics and blue-collar workers. They decided  they had enough skilled labor among them that after the...

Recently, I was watching the morning news when a doctor came on, reporting that one of the down sides of isolation from friends and family during this pandemic has been a condition called “brain fog.” I have noticed some subtle difference in certain friends of mine...

Little did I know when I got married how much my life would change. As a single man, my wants were very simple. The biggest decision I faced was how much toilet paper to buy. I would stand in the grocer’s aisle and tried to decide whether to go with the two- or the...

I’ve written on this topic before, but some of you who weren’t yet “great with child” may not have read it. So, I’ll repeat myself: Spend plenty of time praying about your child’s name. Naming your children is one of the most important things you’ll do in their lives....

In my entire working life, I’ve only been fired once. I’m not proud that I have this blemish on an otherwise stellar career. And it all came back to me when I was asked to speak in the chapel service at Hannibal LaGrange University. When I attended the school, it was...

Every morning, my son Caleb’s house is either a haven of harmony or a riot. With three boys, two of whom are in school, getting up, eating breakfast, brushing teeth, washing faces, packing lunches, gathering books and a last-minute wrestling match before heading out...

Twelve years ago, my wife began to have severe headaches. Soon, they became unbearable, so I took her to an urgent care center. The doctor who examined her told us she was suffering from sinusitis and an ear infection. He sent her home. When the headaches continued,...

I have some good friends named John and Jennifer from Georgia. In their home, they have a closet under the stairs nicknamed “The Hideout.” In this closet, they have made a play area for their daughters Anna, 5, and Willa, 4. The room has a rug on the floor with a...

If my math is correct, this is my 1,150th article. That makes 23 years of 50 articles a year. Most of those who have read these articles have been very complimentary. There have been a few “bumpy grumpies” who have misunderstood or disagreed with what I was trying to...