It’s A Calling (1 Corinthians 1: 1-9) I foolishly thought I wanted to be a doctor after graduating high school but a pair of Fs in Biology and Chemistry in my freshman year at college killed that dream. It was then that I realized that all I ever really wanted to be was a [...]
All Really Does Mean All (Ephesians 3: 1-12) As a species we’ve always had a problem with acceptance and inclusivity going back to the birth of man with warring tribes of cavemen battling it out over territory, water, and the roaming food supply resulting in the survival of the fittest. And, as we evolved [...]
The Master’s Plan (Ephesians 1: 3-14) Let me start by assuring you that I’m not being political here, as tempting as it might be, but I’d like to talk about something President Trump mused about a couple of months ago. He was doing an interview on tv that I was watching, and I don’t [...]
Good News Has Come! (Matthew 2: 1-23) You’ve heard it said before and, in all likelihood, you’ve said it yourself: “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. Some folks start believing they are living under a dark cloud and that there is some sort of mysterious force out there [...]
Status Quo? Status No! (Luke 2: 1-20) You’ve probably heard it said that “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” It was something I heard repeatedly during my time with the Houston Police Department. The police culture of doing it the way it was always done was pretty ingrained within the [...]
God With Us (Matthew 1: 18-25) There’s nothing quite like a hotly contested political campaign to bring out the worst in people. Many aspiring politicians, me included, really want to serve and use our talents to make things better not for ourselves but for others, others we probably don’t know and will in all [...]
Have Patience (James 5: 7-10) Even now when I am in my eighth decade, I can still remember the building excitement we had as kids as Christmas Day slowly, painstakingly slowly, approached. My siblings and I had already poured over the Sears catalogue circling all the toys that we wanted Santa to bring us [...]
Prepare the Way (Matthew 3: 1-12) Teresa and I really enjoy walking the Larry Scott Trail on a nice day when we are feeling energetic. My goal is to one day walk it to at least as far as Lake Crescent and maybe if I survive that to continue on to the Pacific Ocean [...]
The Chosen (Matthew 24: 36-44) Teresa and I have been binge watching a mini-series on Prime over the last couple of weeks, sometimes watching two episodes a night. It’s called: The Chosen and is based upon the life of Jesus Christ, so as they say it’s based on a true story. I say that [...]
It’s a Wonderful Life (Luke 20: 27-39) One of my favorite movies was the 1946 film entitled: It’s a Wonderful Life starring Jimmie Stewart who plays a character named George Bailey. America had just emerged from helping to save the world from fascism and it was time for a “feel good” movie to let [...]