A God Who Works In Really Strange Ways
This afternoon between Becki studying and my working around the place, we made time for a short walk. As we walked and talked, it occurred to us–not for the first time–there was no way anybody could...
View ArticleHoratio Spafford & Me
Oops. I accidentally posted this a bit ago with the wrong Horatio. Thanks to RW for alerting me. I knew when I did it something was off–how I got the name wrong, I will never know! Grace, I need grace!...
View ArticleDamned If I Do…
It’s an old cliché. But just because it’s old doesn’t make it untrue. Sometimes you are damned if you do; damned if you don’t. I am cognizant that living such a public life as a preacher for a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Faith Survived?
The following is an attempt to answer a question posed by a reader in response to this post. The question: How could I still believe at all? I love being able to take pen to paper or pound on a key...
View ArticleNever Give Up, Never Slow Down
I have been listening to a James Taylor song where he sings: Never give up, never slow down Never grow old, never...
View ArticleI Felt The Earth Move Under My Feet
Don’t be a hater. I am about to become a hero or a heel. Depends on your perspective. To the ladies who will consider me a hero or at least a really good guy, try to remember–I know it will be...
View ArticleDirty Laundry? Everybody Likes To Know!
Dirty laundry. With four boys in the house, we get a whole new load every time the lights go off and we head to bed. It never seems to end. There is dirty laundry and then there is dirty laundry.. Oh,...
View ArticleTheological Juggling/ Spiritual Gymnastics
I don’t know. I am not sure. It may be beyond my ability to understand or definitively explain. Try saying those words. Seriously. They are actually quite easy. And if you need the practice, just a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Theological Juggling/ Spiritual Gymnastics, Part 2
I enjoyed graduate school. Some of my best thinking and preaching took place during that time. My course of study in New Testament Preaching at Johnson University challenged me, forced me to grow, and...
View ArticleWay-Way
If Cole were still alive, he would look at me today and say, “Dad, you’re a big way-way, straighten up.” Can you guess what a way-way is? In Cole’s particular way of speaking, a way-way is a big fat...
View ArticleSaturday’s Ruminations… A Fork?
It’s a Saturday. We took one dog in the truck to be shaved and bathed. Went to the hardware store. It’s a Saturday. The garden has been picked. Snap beans have been snapped (I loved writing that, don’t...
View ArticleUnity?
Unity? A week or so ago I posed the question on my blog Facebook page, if you had a choice in something to tackle with words, what would you want me to write about? One of the answers was unity. In a...
View ArticleSaturday Night’s All Right! (So Sue Me For liking Elton John Songs)
I have been busier than ever imagined or hoped with real estate. Did I say busy? Yes, busy. Very, very busy! It is at times exciting, fun, and frustrating. I think it will eventually pay the bills....
View ArticleThe Great Adventure
Sunday is my day of reckoning. I am excited. I am scared. I am worried. I am full of doubt. I don’t say these things to engender sympathy, comments, etc. After all it’s my blog and I can be just as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big Fat Hairy Deal
Remember the old cliche about a monkey on your back? It’s often associated with some kind of addiction or character flaw. I asked this question on Facebook yesterday: Everybody has a monkey. What’s...
View ArticleDying…
I remember writing the article below. I don’t know if it was for my old blog or if it was a bulletin article… Or at some point, both. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German theologian famous for his stand...
View ArticleRelentless
Destin, FLorida is beautiful. We have enjoyed our stay, but the trip home is fast approaching. Vacations can be fun, should be fun, but I often find it hard to really relax. I am normally a fairly...
View ArticleFrom My Perspective: What Real Faith Looks Like!
Faith. We sing about it. We talk about it. We pray about it. We throw it around as if it was somehow easy to have or easy to grasp. We tell people they need to have faith. We tell others they need to...
View ArticleHampered By Fear
I wonder sometimes if I am the only person with my unique worries and fears. Most likely since I am the only me, I am unique in that respect. But I doubt very seriously that I am alone in having the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Little Blog Competition
Not competition with other bloggers, but a readers competition! I know this is not the promised blog mentioned on Facebook. Patience, grasshopper. It’s coming–hopefully by 7:00PM Tuesday. That’s my...
View Article
