Oct
18
2014
Last night for the second time in as many months I officiated a wedding ceremony in the dark. No really, complete darkness save my I-Phone light illuminating my ceremony comments and the happy couple.
Who plans a wedding ceremony in...
Oct
12
2014
Jesus had little patience with institutional religion that cared for its own needs while neglecting the plight of ordinary people. In one of his most famous parables, he sets up as a model of Christian behavior a man who,...
Sep
23
2014
Popeye the Sailor Man could only stands so much. Where injustice abounded, especially toward the frail and needy, Popeye would famously say, “I can’t stands no more” and then would open up a can of…well, spinach in this case,...
Sep
11
2014
Thank you for saving my life. Have you ever spoken those words? I have. It was August 2001 and at the relatively young age of forty I entered the emergency room of a hospital leading to a diagnosis of...
Aug
28
2014
When it comes to God and faith, today increasing numbers of people find a disconnect. An example of this is the marked decline in church attendance and baptisms. News outlets recently reported that Southern Baptists, one of the largest denominations,...
Aug
23
2014
Everyone counts something. Whether money in our bank accounts (or lack thereof), house size, kid’s school class rank, or number of grandkids (the crowd we run with these days), we all are counters! Not necessarily a bad thing IF...
Aug
10
2014
With August comes many annual reminders and traditions. For Texans we shatter the century temperature mark, flock to back to school shopping and tax-free weekends, and attend orientation weeks for incoming college freshmen. Baylor University has Line Camp, Texas...
Jul
30
2014
In the attractional church world "bling" matters. And most often our "religious bling"comes in the form of bigger and better church buildings fully equipped with the latest and greatest creature comforts - movie seating, hd video screens, cutting edge audio,...
Jul
21
2014
My friend’s prayers were sincere, heartfelt and much appreciated. As I had just eagerly delivered one of my first “90-second elevator speeches” to this assembled lunch table of older friends, he volunteered to offer a prayer for our meal...
