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What we can learn from Tony Robbins
I have watched the Netflix documentary, I am not your Guru, four times now. I have a confession. I enjoy Tony Robbins. For years, I have heard Robbins as a guest on a podcast I enjoy. I have seen his books in the store but I had never watched any of his specials. When the Tim Ferris podcast mentioned I am not your Guru, I … Continue reading What we can learn from Tony Robbins
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Rapture Teaching: Is it Harming the Church?
Can we spend too much time looking at the end times stories and waste the time were were supposed to spend bearing fruit? Continue reading Rapture Teaching: Is it Harming the Church?
A Christmas Letter
Time can get away from you. As we near the end of a most untraditional year, here’s a chance to revive a holiday tradition—the Christmas Letter. People have always sent holiday greetings but the Christmas Letter, as far as I can tell, became somewhat of a tradition in the 1950s. The format is simple. The writer will, in one way or another, comment how quickly … Continue reading A Christmas Letter
Gentle whispers and burning bushes
Several years ago, I got asked to speak at a church on the topic of giving. Of all people, I don’t know how they could have picked me. I had not made a big gift. I didn’t even give regularly. I stressed over what to say. On a good day, I am not a great public speaker. I prefer to talk ad libitum and just … Continue reading Gentle whispers and burning bushes
Life’s Roller Coaster
I love roller coasters. I love life. Both make me anxious. For some people, a roller coaster is analogous of life. It has thrills, curves, highs, lows. But, to me, it’s not a good representation because everyone on the roller coaster is going through the same hills, curves, highs and lows at the same time. In life, we are not all on the same path—and … Continue reading Life’s Roller Coaster
Things We Learn From Children
Here’s another one I wrote for “Parenting Points.” Here’s the link to the original. Hope you enjoy. Let me know in the comments. *** As I was pumping gas earlier this week, and taking note of the “summer surge” in gas prices, I was reminded of a conversation I had with my daughter about a year ago. It made me smile. On the morning … Continue reading Things We Learn From Children
Do as I say, not as I do
This is an article I wrote for the Parenting Point column in Anniston/Gadsden Christian Family magazine. You can visit that site here. *** If you watch television, you may have seen the series of commercials where adults begin to act exactly like their parents. While humorous, the commercials ring true. That’s what makes them funny. At some point, most of us begin to assume certain … Continue reading Do as I say, not as I do
Back from the ashes
To say I have not written in a while would be understating things. I wrote two articles for this blog in all of 2017. No wonder my mind is so cluttered. A few years ago, I committed to write an article a day for each day of Lent. Some of them were posted here, some in other locations. This year, I did not commit to … Continue reading Back from the ashes
Ecclesiastes: The Book of Eeyore
As we start a new study series in small group, I am resuming (hopefully) the habit of posting online more often. We’ll see how that goes. Today, we started a study of Ecclesiastes. It is an interesting book written in a much different manner than the rest of the Old Testament that surrounds it. Attributed to Kohelet—which is alternately translated as preacher, teacher or the … Continue reading Ecclesiastes: The Book of Eeyore
2016 in perspective
I don’t make resolutions to start the year. I can understand why people do—we all need a reboot now and then—but I take a different approach. I look at the beginning of the year as a Christmas letter to myself. If you are not familiar with the tradition, many people write letters to friends and family at Christmas sharing highlights of their lives from … Continue reading 2016 in perspective
Hate thy neighbor: Faith in an election cycle
If there is one scripture in the secular political bible, it is “hate thy neighbor.” The result of generations of identity politics is a nation divided—exactly as intended. For people of faith, the role we should play in the American political scene has never been more confusing and, to many, never been as important. No matter which spot you occupy on the political spectrum, a … Continue reading Hate thy neighbor: Faith in an election cycle
