I stopped at Lowe’s to get some light bulbs and while there I asked a store employee for help. While we were talking, a man standing nearby made a suggestion. A moment later this same man said to me, “Aren’t you a preacher?” I said “yes” and he gave me a big bear hug. He… Read More »
What A Burden
Read the following Bible verse several times: Romans 9:1-4a “I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake… Read More »
Helping the Next Generation
My kids are helping me face the limits of time and the importance of legacies. Let me explain. Monieca and I took Liam and Jacqueline to a studio to have photographs taken. They’re moving to Italy this summer and we’re making the most of our time together before the move. The pictures turned out great,… Read More »
A Woman And A Phone Call
Most Sundays Monieca and I eat lunch after church with our son and his wife. We’re taking advantage of this period in life when we all live in the same city and attend the same church since it’s not likely to always be this way. For instance our daughter was always part of these lunches… Read More »
Her Name is Crystal
Her name is Crystal and I promised to pray for her. In a minute you’ll understand why. I’ve been on a study retreat this week and for dinner I stopped at a T.G.I.Friday’s. The meal was good and I had just started reading a book about the disciples when Crystal approached my table. She was… Read More »
You’re Ancient
“Oh my gosh, you’re ancient!” That was Miller Pitt’s spontaneous outburst when he checked the version of Mozilla Firefox I was using to access the internet on the PC in my study at the church. It was working fine, except each time I went to our own church web site some of the content did… Read More »
God Still Has A People
How many would show up? That was the discussion among our staff recently as we discussed our Christmas Day worship service. The guesses (and that’s what they were) varied greatly but the numbers mentioned reminded me that there has been a lot of debate about Christmas in recent years. The issues are numerous. Should we… Read More »