Years ago I went on a mission trip to Ecuador to construct a building in a small jungle town in the southern part of the country. After two days on the job site we received word the son of...
Last night a team of scientist quietly gathered in a room and huddled around computer monitors. The team had been formed 10 years earlier. Why? Because they had accepted the task of sending a probe into space to gather...
“They said get back honky cat Better get back to the woods Well I quit those days and my redneck ways And oh the change is gonna do me good.” (Bernie Taupin as sung by Elton John) I’ve been...
As a young pastor I found it necessary to keep one eye on the older generation. Many of my struggles in ministry found root in the seniors. For example, I had been in my pastoral career for three weeks...
I’ve learned to shrug off those moments when some peanut brained half-wit makes hurtful comments about me. It’s easy to tell myself to consider the source. But it’s different when someone with a powerful reputation and a large sphere...