Category: Spiritual Life

You’ve been there haven’t you?  I have found myself saying it on more than one occasion when I knew that I shouldn’t.  Will you come to this meeting?Will you help with this project?Will you serve on this committee?Will you fix this problem? Then I heard myself say, "yes."   Now yes is not a bad word. … Continue reading No Thanks!

Around this time of the year, I try to spend some time evaluating the year and reflecting on my life.  It helps that I am in Men’s Fraternity.  This is a Tuesday morning gathering of guys (mostly from Crestview) who meet to wrestle with some of the basic issues of being a godly man, a… Continue reading To Do or Not To Do?

I have lived in central Texas for over eleven years.  I love this community.  Great people and great location.  I do live in a community where there is a lot of religion.  Baylor University is here.  Waco is the home to many para-church organizations.  There are many, many churches in this community of all stripes… Continue reading The Real Deal

OK.  I’m feeling just a little frustrated. I met the other day with a wonderful gentleman.  He is the pastor of one of our area churches.  We were getting acquainted over coffee.  He mentioned to me in passing that he had known a few members of Churches of Christ who had sort of an "odd… Continue reading Unbelievable

This afternoon I had lunch with a very good friend.  He asked how my morning was.  I told him that it was "ok."  I told him that I had been sick for a couple of days and that I was just "here" today.  He replied that when you are sick, it has a way of… Continue reading When a Day Just Seems So-So

Anna is this beautiful blonde headed little girl at our church.  Not sure how old she is but she is young–very young.  I saw her the other day en route to one of our older ladies.  She had, in tow, a little girl who seemed to be a friend.  Though she looked to be older… Continue reading To Be Like Anna

And now to wrap up some odds and ends that I began with the last post.  Some might enjoy reading the essay by Gailyn VanReenan entitled "Imaging Christ’s Church in the City."  A powerful piece. (I learned of this link on Mike Cope’s blog.)  Take a look at the cartoon from Nairobi.  That alone could… Continue reading More Odds and Ends

Can you believe this cheesecake?  I know–you are wondering, "Why the picture of the cheesecake?"  During Thanksgiving Charlotte, Christine, Jamie, and myself all shared this wonderful cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory in Dallas (Northwest Highway across from Northpark).  This is probably one of our favorite places to eat.  Most of all, it was very good… Continue reading Some Odds and Ends

We were driving through the mall parking lot.  The sun was going down and most people were driving with their headlights on.  About a hundred yards away I could see a pick up truck coming toward us in the opposite lane.  The driver flashed his headlights and then swerved into our lane for a few… Continue reading Enjoy the Lighter Moments

You may be able to relate to this.  Some of you may not.  Do you know what it is to approach the holidays (speaking of Thanksgiving and Christmas) and you can sense the anxiety just building within you?  Sure you enjoy the holidays.  Yet, you admit in your more honest moments that these months (November/December)… Continue reading Do You Have Holiday Stress?