(This post is a gamble for me. My alternative titles for it are, “False Humility” and “Internal Exclusion and Embrace: The Schizophrenic Within.”) One of the funniest slams on me in the last few years came from a friend I’ve known since high school. We …
Read MoreGood writers
Good writers help us see what we can’t see, or don’t want to see, or wish we didn’t see. I’ve linked to Amy before; I don’t know her, just stumbled on her blog last year and read her regularly. This post on Sunday helped me …
Read MoreDr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Early morning…April 4…shot rang out in a Memphis sky Free at last…they took your life…they could not take your Pride. Pride (in the name of love), U2 14 days later, I was born. I’ve spent time in the last few years reading about the decade …
Read MoreWhen am I?
You know, I was staring at my blog just now, wanting to write an MLK post, but I got distracted. I have a tense problem. It seems I can’t make up my mind when I blog; I can’t decide when the heck I’m writing. Am …
Read MoreThe Baptist Model
In worship, we are on a journey through the book of John. Today, many shared their thoughts and reflections from the first two chapters of John. My message centered on John the Baptist, which you can read here. Over the last couple of days, we’ve …
Read MoreLate, late, late.
Last Sunday was a great Sunday in worship, and I haven’t blogged about it. Bill Cathers shared powerfully. Bill’s a member of our church family, and he was very good friends with Jim Elliot and 4 of the 5 men who were speared to death …
Read MoreSpecial limited time engagement!
You know how Disney takes one of their classic movies, puts it out on DVD for awhile, and then takes it off the market again? You know how it builds huge demand and momentum, causing a frenzy of people having to buy “Winnie the Pooh” …
Read MoreLicense plate rules help
You faithful blog readers know that I’ve been on a license plate hunt for a long time, trying to get all 50 states. I’ve only got 10 to go. But I have two very interesting possibilities for which I must appeal to you, the license …
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