Apr
11
2017
I can almost always see it coming. A Community Pastor, huh? Then with curious facial expressions come the predictable questions. “So what church do you pastor? Where do you meet?”
Early on in my role as a Community Pastor I...
Mar
31
2017
I gave up my office four years ago and haven’t looked back. Like many others in our “good to great” society I toiled to accumulate the status trophies of success, one being the bigger better office. And applying myself,...
Mar
17
2017
“Will they make us be slaves again? — I’m afraid they will take my mom and dad away from our family. — As a girl I don’t feel safe any longer. If sexual assault isn’t a big deal to...
Feb
26
2017
Have you ever had a doctor say these words to you, “I’d encourage you to get your affairs in order.” I have. In fact twice, and once just two weeks ago. The good news is that to date I...
Feb
15
2017
Upton Sinclair was a Pulitzer Prize winning author whose works spanned the first half of the twentieth century. The Jungle, his most popular novel uncovered the horrid and unsafe conditions in the meat packing industry. Americans were outraged! In...
Feb
03
2017
I’m usually a fairly cordial and friendly soul. Some things however push my buttons and awaken my inner prophet. This was such a conversation.
The man at my table was droning on about the horrible state of our society and...
Dec
21
2016
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS – The students and staff of Elite Learning Academy (ELA) have been presented the Good Neighbor Award for December 2016. This monthly honor is presented to individuals and/or organizations by Loving Community, a neighborhood advocacy group in...
Dec
15
2016
Christmas is a season of hope. And hope is best viewed through the eyes of a child. Dating back to the birth of the baby Jesus, Christmas has been a joyous celebration of expectations, of possibilities, of what can...
Nov
19
2016
OK she’s amazingly cute, I know! :) Our grand daughter Jimmie (my namesake) melts our hearts. She also keeps us on our toes as well (see our son Chad’s ready position). This impromptu pic was snapped at last evening’s...
Nov
14
2016
Yesterday, November 13th is the annual day on the calendar set aside for World Kindness Day. Did you celebrate? I confess I didn’t. Maybe next year, right?
And of all the thousands of Facebook posts from my hundreds of friends...
