I went to visit Frank and his family last night. He is a technology guy too (translate "geek"). His philosophy of life is this: "Life is a sine wave. The...
We wait - all day long,for planes and buses,for dates and appointments,for five o'clock and Friday.Some of us wait for a Second Coming.For God in a whilrlwind.Paratrooper...
I haven't written much lately because I have been swamped with the tasks of getting started in my new church. In five weeks, I have made 85 home visits, so I have...
After three weeks of serving as the pastor of South Elkhorn Christian Church, I am glad to report that I am very enthusiastic about the potential for our church. I have begun...
Holy smokes! I have made 58 visits to the members of my new church in 19 days! Well, I made none the first day, and have taken two days off. So I have made 58...
Leadership development was the topic for elders meeting last night. Wow! Elders who talk about leadership! What a wonderful idea. Apparently the group has...
I was installed at South Elkhorn Christian Church last Sunday and thought the reading was nice. Here it is: Installation Service Janet Warren: Our vision is to be...
I don't really start work at my new church until Wednesday, November 1. But I am still doing pre-work. Yesterday, I slipped in the back of the church to observe a...
I was struck by the following Reuters news story: Where the living share space with the dead By Karen Lema Fri Oct 27, 8:35 AM ET MANILA (Reuters) - In the crowded...
The move to the new church has been the occasion for a new cell phone. I closed the old phone account, which the church in Pikeville was paying, and opened a new...
Christianity Today online offered this quote from Billy Graham: I DON'T WANT to see religious bigotry in any form. It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the...
Sorry to have been off-blog for so long, but we have been in the midst of moving! Moving - Yuk! Nobody likes moving. And sure enough, it turned out to be a...
One preacher in an online group asked if anyone could help with a request to bless a wharf. He got a reply from another with this prayer from the Book of Occasional...
As I drove up the highway, I looked up the mountain where the new Habitat subdivision is located and saw buildings! I was so surprised that I could see the houses from...
Someone in an online preacher's group shared this description of a model pastor: After hundreds of years, a model pastor has been found to suit everyone. He preaches exactly...
USA Today carries an opinion piece which addresses a Christian View of War. It is an excellent piece. It is written by Oliver "Buzz" Thomas, who is identified as a...
Here is an interesting article from the Toronto Star. It begins this way: MONTREAL—Political leaders, both Christian and Muslim, who exploit the religious beliefs of their...
This is just too funny. Go here to read all about this pretend game. I think I should play it since my new church will be just down the street from the...
A mirror is a common object in all our homes. Just think how many mirrors we see in the course of a day. I suspect that all of us look at our image many times a...
One of my favorite songs comes from the musical "Big River" by Roger Miller and William Hauptman. Of course, since I am from Arkansas I like the song that says, "Arkansas,...
I have accepted the call to serve as the pastor of South Elkhorn Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky (pictured above). Here were remarks to the congregation at...
I recently read about a provocative cell phone advertisement that I haven't actually seen. I don't watch many advertisements on television, but I understand that the...
Today I want to write about two books - a dictionary and a novel. In a dictionary, we can find words like constellation, dreadnought, iridaceous, phantasmagorial, or...
I am embarrassed to say that it has taken me two months to get around to reading Bruce Hopkins latest book entitled Bright Wings to Fly. Life gets busy, and one thing...
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