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September 2021

September 18, 2021

The Next Generation: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, I am writing this on a Thursday. Last night I had the...

September 14, 2021

More Important than Truth?

I am a staunch believer in truth. I believe there is absolute truth. I believe...

September 11, 2021

Where Were You? A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, Literally seconds before I sat down to type this letter an airplane...

September 05, 2021

HBD: A Special Sunday Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, If you are new to West Franklin, or regularly attend the 10:30...

September 04, 2021

Just Do It: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, Last Friday I receive a text from one of you. The text...

August 2021

August 31, 2021

The Marriage Mirror

I am not sure exactly how it works. I can't (yet) quite explain the inner...

August 28, 2021

Why I Can’t Watch ‘The Chosen’: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, I can't watch the television series The Chosen. I hope you can....

August 24, 2021

Every Which Way

I am hearing it from every which way. Left. Right. Up. Down. Sideways. Side door....

August 21, 2021

Buzzed: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, Buzzed. It's how I felt leaving a meeting this week. No, I...

August 17, 2021

Getting Your Friend Back

Have you ever noticed how under educated Mary Magdelene and the disciples were immediately following...

August 14, 2021

Bothered: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, Most of you know this. Every Monday afternoon on the Brentwood campus,...

August 10, 2021

Always Something

The morning of May 19th I woke up to major water damage caused by an...

August 07, 2021

I Feel Safe: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, Several of you heeded Dave Kruse's encouragement to consider God's goodness (based...

August 04, 2021

Familiar

If we aren't careful, we miss it. We become so familiar with the familiar that...

July 2021

July 31, 2021

Vulnerable: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, The Bible's pretty clear: God's children are to love one another. Not...

July 24, 2021

Coffee and Cancer: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, I love coffee. Always have. Ever since the day my dad's dad...

July 21, 2021

Refusing to Let the Secondary Become Primary

One of the most hilarious verses in the entire Bible is John 12:10. Yeah. The...

July 17, 2021

It Takes a Village (Ahem, Church): A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, I have been known to poke fun of Arkansas, a state I...

July 16, 2021

25 Questions for Lazarus

We don't know much about the man Lazarus. What we do know is he was...

July 14, 2021

Two More Days

"Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick,...

July 09, 2021

Kindred Spirit: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, A unique thing happened to me this week. It's happened before, but...

November 2020

November 07, 2020

One: A Prayer for West Franklin

Father, This morning, I read an explosive statement from John's Gospel. It was if John...

October 2020

October 31, 2020

Your Kingdom Come: A Prayer for West Franklin

Father, In three days, our nation will elect a new President or re-elect the current...

October 24, 2020

With Us: A Prayer for West Franklin

Father, I read this morning where Your Son ministered to Mary and Martha when their...

October 17, 2020

The Good Shepherd: A Prayer for West Franklin

Father, This morning I read where Your Son called Himself the Good Shepherd. As a...

October 10, 2020

Abundant Life: A Prayer for West Franklin

Father, I read this morning that Your Son said He came to give life. Abundant...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

Three Thoughts from the Lazarus Story

Recently I have been meditating very slowly on the story of Jesus and Lazarus in...

September 26, 2020

Cancelled: A Letter to West Franklin

West Franklin Family, Cancelled.Â If we've heard the word once, we've heard several million times...

September 23, 2020

Mom, Dad . . . Relax

Just over nine years ago, at an orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I saw a...

September 19, 2020

Passing By: A Letter to West Franklin

"He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly...