With the year half over, it's time again for a monthly status update on how I'm coming with my goals for the year. I first published them here on January 1 - eleven goals divided into the categories of body, mind and spirit. I share my updates here monthly as a public way of holding myself accountable. …
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Sometimes It’s OK to Not Understand
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to preach at our church's Chinese worship service for the first time. The Chinese ministry has met for many years there, but I have never participated with them before Sunday. They choose to have their own separate worship service where everything is in Chinese unless the preacher's message in …
The Paula Deen Controversy
Has there been a single major newscast in the past week that did not talk about the current Paula Deen controversy? Not that I can recall. For those of you living under a rock, she has been in the news for revealing in a deposition that she used a racial slur - the so-called "N-word" …
2013 Goals Update – June 4
Another month has passed, so it's time again to check in with my goals for the year first published here on January 1 where I shared 11 goals divided into the categories of body, mind and spirit. Updating my progress here monthly helps hold me accountable. May was an interesting month for me. I spent 3.5 weeks at …
Memorizing Scripture – Old School and Still Relevant
There is nothing glamorous about it. It is accomplished most often from rote memory work using basic resources. It isn't something you to do to impress others or show off your knowledge. It's easy to forget about doing. If you forget about it for too long, much of your previous hard work goes out the …
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