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Fathers, Sons, Grandfathers, & Friends

parentingJanuary 28, 2025767Views 0Likes 0Comments

You can usually find them at any barbershop. A group of men talking is a kind of jazz performance. One man begins by improvising an initial melody. Then another responds with a counter melody, similar to the other while building on it. It’s fun to be in the middle of, and it makes men feel…

Why I Post

beliefJanuary 17, 2025903Views 0Likes 0Comments

I thought I’d take a moment and explain why I post some things I do, especially on my personal Facebook page. You may not realize most of what I put there is quite intentional, with a purpose. I’m sure you’ve noticed I post a lot of humor, and I do that for a couple of…

Where we’ll never grow old…

beliefJanuary 15, 2025625Views 0Likes 0Comments

"I have heard of a land On the faraway strand 'Tis a beautiful home of the soul Built by Jesus on high There we never shall die 'Tis the land where we'll never grow old..." I’ve discovered, to my surprise, I don’t really know how to have fun. Part of the problem is I really…

A Light in the Darkness

belief, ChristmasDecember 26, 2024613Views 0Likes 0Comments

There’s a certain odd hush that comes upon a town at Christmas Eve. It’s not that people aren’t still working — those days when everyone got off work for Christmas are gone. But a calm still descends as families gather, and the majority of stores shut off their lights and workers head home. That’s the…

Careless Whispers

beliefNovember 2, 20243KViews 0Likes 0Comments

A few years back, I wrote a song about gossip called “BIG MOUTH”. To soften some of the tough truths in the lyrics, I set the song in the context of an old Science Fiction movie from the 50s. The Big Mouth destroying the church was a gigantic monster, stomping on steeples like Godzilla did…

Saturday

beliefNovember 2, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I love the rhythm of the week that finally winds down into a sleepy Saturday. With our two little girls, it’s the one day we get to sleep late. Since Sundays are usually full at church, we try to keep our Saturdays slow and easy. Saturdays can be deceptive, though. We trudge through the early…

When you’re a father…

belief, parentingOctober 24, 2024911Views 0Likes 0Comments

My girls are taking swimming lessons now. One has almost perform form on her strokes. Watching her swim is a thing of beauty. But the other one? She flails about like a goose trying to take off. Her arms flap on top of the water like a basset hound’s oversized ears. Does watching her give…

About your political posts…

beliefAugust 26, 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I remember a friend of mine in Florida who made a big push for his church to hand out bottles of water on the beach during the summer. “We want to show people the love of Jesus!” Ok, that’s important. “We want people to know we care!” Well, sure we do. “So here’s what we’re…

Genie, I Wish You Free

UncategorizedAugust 11, 20241KViews 0Likes 2Comments

This morning as I awoke, the thoughts of Robin Williams’ death barged into my mind again. I'd never met him, but like millions around the world, his apparent suicide has left me troubled as if he were a family member. This is one we all feel more than we logically should. Did anyone not love Robin…

Undignified

worshipAugust 8, 20243KViews 0Likes 0Comments

There is no more obvious indicator of spiritual decay or deadness than disdain for the joyful worship of others. None. I’ve seen it in church after church, and heard it from scores of worship leaders in multiple denominations. Every one of them has dealt with someone or a group of someones who bristle at…

Underwhelmed in Worship

beliefJuly 14, 2024104Views 0Likes 1Comment

One of the worst things you can make worship is boring. Boring worship is unscriptural and an utter misrepresentation of the true nature of God. If the God of your worship service is boring, you're worshipping the wrong god. I’m amazed at some worship services I watch online. So many of them are ignoring the…

A Love Story

beliefJuly 13, 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Most of us know worship from the church we grew up in, and I’m no exception. I remember the Organ prelude, the Call to Worship by the choir, the hymns, the Welcome (turn around and shake hands with people like you care). There was some sort of choir anthem and a solo we called the…