Pastor Lauren Colwell delivered the greatest children’s sermon I’ve ever heard this morning. I am a connoisseur of children’s sermons, so my praise is a big deal. I would repeat what Lauren said, but she talked about what it is...
Read MoreMatthew gave us a long list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ at the start of his Gospel. Most of us are content to skip over or skim through the names to get to Matthew’s stories, but every name represents a story and some of...
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Not often, but occasionally, I have wished I was an alcoholic. I have spent hundreds of hours in AA meetings over the past 37 years. My first was in 1982 when my work as a new Chaplain Resident at the University of Mississippi...
Read MorePastor Lauren Colwell delivered the greatest children’s sermon I’ve ever heard this morning. I am a connoisseur of children’s sermons, so my praise is a big deal. I would repeat what Lauren said, but she talked about what it is...
Read MoreThe first “Christian” book that I read in 1974 or 1975 as a teenager was Charles Sheldon’s 1896 novel In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do? I think I need to read that book again because I may have been so attentive to some...
Read MoreMatthew gave us a long list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ at the start of his Gospel. Most of us are content to skip over or skim through the names to get to Matthew’s stories, but every name represents a story and some of...
Read MoreI am glad to be 61 years old on 14 September. Thanks to all who offered birthday wishes. As a rule, I don’t talk about my birthday, plan anything special, or welcome anyone else planning something special. I did not know I had...
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