Sometimes I sit with eyes wide at the harshness of Paul’s words to his beloved churches as he writes his letters. Often, what he says, or the way he says it, gets lost in our English translation; and, yet,…
A couple weeks ago, both Bay and I had our eyes checked in Oklahoma, where we had lens replacement surgery last summer. Over the months, both of us developed a filmy “opacification” that formed over our eyes that left…
This past weekend, I walked into a Walmart in Florence, Alabama and came face-to-face with an advertisement that stopped me on my trajectory to the pharmacy department. The ad was bright, bold, large enough that you couldn’t miss the…
Key Verse: Yesterday morning, in staff chapel at Ramsey Solutions (Dave Ramsey’s headquarters) outside of Nashville, Bay reminded me of a family story that we tell often. It is worth repeating with a little twist giving it some spiritual…
I love Charleston (we’re here for a board-recommended, wee vacation before moving on with our ministry trip). We visited here about ten years ago, and I fell hard. If I believed in reincarnation (I don’t), I’d think that I…
Just before Thanksgiving, my sweet sister-in-law, Sherri, gave me a waxed Amaryllis bulb she purchased at Trader Joes. That was my kind of a flowering plant. Other than making sure it had some good indirect lighting, I didn’t have…
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity…
The weekend marriage retreat is behind us and we have a few days at home before we are off and running again. I think I’ll take the next couple of Thursdays to finish my thoughts on marriage — for…
(This meme has been floating around FB for a bit. I don’t know with whom to credit it, but it makes me laugh – For certain, marriages can be most complicated.) XXXXX When Bay and I share at marriage…
We are currently sitting at the airport in Daraga, Philippines waiting on our first leg of the journey home. Tonight we will make it to Manila and stay the evening in a hotel, leaving for San Francisco fairly early…