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July 2011

July 11, 2011

Separation Anxiety

When my children were small they spent part of the day in day care while...

May 2011

May 30, 2011

Good Deed at Dillards

I had no business being in the Dillards in the first place. I have more...

May 09, 2011

Decoration Day

A family in Frisco, Texas, has been tending the grave of a stranger since 1908....

May 02, 2011

Have You Got Your Ticket?

Maybe it's because this week's lectionary text is the Walk to Emmaus in Luke...

April 2011

April 06, 2011

Choke or Clutch??

Why are some people good under pressure, clutch, and some people, equally talented, are chokers?...

March 2011

March 15, 2011

“A Garmin in the Hand”

I heard a story recently about a man who passed away in Vidor, Texas and...

February 2011

February 05, 2011

“What’s in Your Heart?”

Remember Valentine’s Day in elementary school? Buying the box of valentine’s cards at the grocery...

February 01, 2011

Priority Access

Last New Year’s Eve Day I flew from Dallas to Houston and back again in...

January 2011

January 28, 2011

Grace Happens!

I like to make lists. So I started making a list of all the good...

January 18, 2011

Time to Take Down That Tree!

I know what I need to do. I need to take down each ornament, one...

January 18, 2011

Do You Need A Prompter?

He stood like a little blonde blue eyed deer in the headlights, the words frozen...

December 2010

December 23, 2010

Level with Me

"Level with me, Do these pants make me look fat?" "Level with me. Am I...

December 11, 2010

Blame the Baby

Just as I launched into "Lift up your hearts!" a man whispered loudly to his...

December 07, 2010

“Say What You Need to Say”

There was none of the usual information a flight attendant gives, no pleasantries or courtesies....

November 2010

November 30, 2010

“The Inn Keeper’s Daughter?”

"Meredith, who do you want to be? Do you want to be the Innkeeper's Daughter?...

November 30, 2010

“It all leads to Jesus…”

"Everything was going fine until I got to the end and my mind went blank....

November 28, 2010

Christmas Tie?

Right in the middle of Pastor Gary's sermon, George's Christmas tie malfunctioned...

November 28, 2010

Hail Mary

Hail Mary! Several years ago a church I was serving as an interim had a...

November 24, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving! from the Book of Proverbs

I heard a counselor interviewed on CBS “The Early Show” give some good, practical advice...

November 24, 2010

Losing Control of Your Cursor

Losing Control of Your Cursor I have several friends right now who are struggling with...

November 24, 2010

Preaching and Magnetism

November 23, 2010 I’ve been at a conference for the past five days. It was...

November 18, 2010

Naming Grace and Un-Grace

Mary Catherine Hilkert, in her book Naming Grace: Preaching and the Sacramental Imagination, defines preaching...

November 15, 2010

Safety Man?

Some people want God to be their safety man. Make their lives more convenient, keep...

November 11, 2010

Falling Back or Springing Forward?

I enjoy falling back every year. That extra hour is always a Godsend. More time...

October 2010

October 30, 2010

“Surrounded!” A Sermon for All Saints Day

Surrounded! 1 Kings 3: 3-12; Hebrews 12:1, 2; 12, 13 " Sermon for All Saints...

October 30, 2010

Blackbirds and Haunted Houses

"Blackbirds and Haunted Houses" When my kids were younger I used to enjoy taking them...

October 11, 2010

October’s Promise

When I was younger, say in my teens and early twenties, May was my favorite...

August 2010

August 22, 2010

When Fresh Breath Matters and When It Doesn’t

The ad showed two people kissing and the caption read, "The original instant message." "What...

August 16, 2010

Eat, Pray, Love:

Maybe it's because she eats unlimited pasta without getting fat, buys lingerie for the heck...

July 2010

July 09, 2010

Confessions of a Possession Purger

Confessions of a Possession-Purger I haven’t been very faithful with my blogging the past few...