Author Archives
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Maybe Gene was Right and Failure is Not an Option; I’m Still Not Sure (Part 2)
I have had lots of input since my last post (link here). Many, many folks have been insistent that, in Christ, failure is not an option–if (and this, I think, is a big IF) we are honoring His call and… Read More ›
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With Respect, Gene, Failure Is An Option
They made a movie about it; they called it, “Apollo 13.” The film dramatized the heroic and herculean efforts by the ground and space crews to get three astronauts home after a malfunction that cost the Apollo 13 crew their… Read More ›
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Owls Don't Pronounce the "T"…
So it’s “Who” not “Hoot.” I bring this up because I was at a football game the other day where the team mascot is an Owl and people frequently say, “Hoot! Hoot!” I keep pointing out that it’s “Who” and… Read More ›
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A Girl Named Sue — "The Middle" — And Rejection
Lately, most likely due to the parched land of the television desert known as “late summer viewing,” we had stumbled across voluminous repeats of a show called “The Middle.” [I know, some of you are leaning snobbish right now because… Read More ›
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Some Assembly Required
There are word combinations in the English language that I love: “Pepperoni, Sausage, Extra Cheese,” hovers near the top of the list. There are word combinations in the English language that I despise: “While you are up, can you…?” Note… Read More ›
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Learning to Count
2 + 2 = ?? You know the answer to that math puzzle, don’t you? And yet you hesitate because you fear there is some bloggish mystery about the equation that will result in a case of the chagrins if… Read More ›
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Yes, the Church Definitely Stinks! Letter to an (Absent but Vocal) Church Critic
[In response to a Facebook post about the sad, sin-plagued state of the church today. Names have been withheld, changed, or translated into Common Eldarin & Westron to avoid offense.] My response: Guilty.As.Charged. Is the capital “C” Church, and are… Read More ›
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Penciled In
I was a young Air Force officer, likely insufferable and most certainly highly enamored with my own early success. I was moving on up; on the “fast track” (though early promotions were not yet possible at my career stage). I… Read More ›
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Of Sin and Consequences and Scooter Scars
I was at a seminar or conference somewhere; I don’t remember where. What I do remember is that one of my favorite speakers was there; in fact, he’s the reason I decided to attend said conference. Chuck Swindoll has, since… Read More ›
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Circling for a Landing
Do all dogs do this? All the ones I’ve ever had did. They would approach their favorite landing spot…pillow…dog bed…my bed (sigh)…and they would begin the process. They would circle and tramp and circle and tramp and circle and tramp… Read More ›
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Betsy Was My First
Betsy was my first. She rolled over me like a hurricane; because she was, well…a hurricane. Did you think something different? Shame. I was a kid living with my family in a mobile home in Biloxi, Mississippi. You can call… Read More ›
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God is Not an Elephant — But Most of the Rest of Us Are
My last time in Zambia I had an interesting encounter. After a couple of days work with some remote churches, my hosts and I were heading back to Lusaka, Zambia’s capital city. En route, we stopped at a roadside… Read More ›
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A White Carnation for Mom
It’ll be a white carnation for me this year. Some churches turn Mother’s Day into some kind of crazy contest: the mother with the most kids; the mother with the most kids present that day (the kids, of course, having… Read More ›
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It's Not Easy Being Green
Kermit the Frog, here. Years ago Kermit, the only huggable frog (all others are prone to slime and hopping about), sang a song about his amphibian pigmentation problems, “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” [This was before the word “green” had… Read More ›