I've always benefited from Cal Thomas' commentary. His column about Isaac Hill, the president of the Black Student Association forgiving the students who participated in the hate filled sing along at the University of Oklahoma. Please take a couple of minutes and read the column. You'll think about it for a long time. http://goo.gl/bNhorw Peace!
Relationships
Talking with Daddy today
Dad and I talked with one another on the phone today. His weak voice was filled with love and affection. We talked of work on the farm. Picking cotton, cutting tobacco and "cooking it" in the barns. He worked hard my Dad. Plowing behind mules that when they did their business you just paused and…Read more Talking with Daddy today
From Wrath to Restoration
"You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you." Matthew 5:4, Message Grief easily morphs into fear, when you have lost the dearest thing in the world to yourself. Suddenly your tears, angst and pain explode in your…Read more From Wrath to Restoration
Stupendous Man
My favorite cartoon characters are Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin would imagine himself being Stupendous Man, defender of freedom and advocate of Liberty! However when bedtime came he imagined the monsters beneath his bed and Stupendous Man would be reduced to Jelly Man. When the lights go out it’s tempting to lose our trust in God. …Read more Stupendous Man
Thanks for not going crazy!
“Thanks for not going crazy,” one of my associates said to me. I asked him what he meant by that statement. He described for me what he had witnessed and heard from his peers about leaders in other places and then said, “I mean it. Thanks.” It was an incredible compliment and one that I…Read more Thanks for not going crazy!
God doesn’t keep a list
"I don't keep a list of your sins." Isaiah 43:25b, Message Once a week I sit down and review my journal entries and reflect on the areas and disciplines of my life where I have fallen short. They are the things that I feel guilty about. I know that my attitude has been wrong, my…Read more God doesn’t keep a list
Relationships I Need – A Protégé
Moses had his Joshua. Paul had his Timothy. A common denominator of success is preparing someone to pass the torch to. Moses would teach Joshua how to be strong and courageous. Paul would be the most successful; he would teach Timothy to commit the message and the methods to others who would continue…Read more Relationships I Need – A Protégé
Relationships I need – A Mentor
I've been a Christian for 38 years yet I still need a discipler. I've been married for 33 years yet I still need a mentor. I've been a Dad for 23 years yet I still need a mentor. I've been in ministry for 34 years yet I still need a mentor. What's the difference between…Read more Relationships I need – A Mentor
Brian and Faith
Yesterday Becky and I ate lunch with good friends who moved to New Mexico and came back for a visit. Brian and Faith were part of our church family and served as one of our small group leaders at Woodland. We talked and laughed like we hadn't been away from one another. So natural…Read more Brian and Faith
Memorial to Peggy
Yesterday one of my elderly friends died peacefully during her afternoon nap. Her godly husband was napping in a chair next to her. When he awoke she was as the apostle Paul said, "absent from the body but present with the Lord." Our last conversation together was during a painful period of her life. We…Read more Memorial to Peggy
Coram Deo 