I had a friend message me today on Facebook, asking me if I could give her the link to a blog a like. I had shared a link to it earlier in the week, and I guess it stood out enough for my friend to remember it to ping me to ask me about...
Read more →I’m not the biggest fan of birthdays. I mean, it is something to make it another year, but birthdays also remind me that, well, I am a little older, and there is still a lot in life I thought I would have accomplished or experienced in life by now, but I haven’t. Still, I...
Read more →As an armchair psychologist, I am always pretty interested in how to better understand people. I came across a pretty good list today of a number of counseling-related books that I’ve either heard good things about or read, so I thought I would also share it here. Many of these resources are from a...
Read more →I had to post this little film because it was made by, among others, my nephew Brett while attending the 10th Annual Film Camp for Teens this month, a camp which is promoted by UNM Continuing Education and hosted by DATA Charter High School here in Albuquerque. Brett has been interested in film for...
Read more →The Gospel is first described in the New Testament as the message that Jesus and his followers shared with those they encountered about the Kingdom of God. “It is near”, they said. It’s also the message that Paul says his life was set apart for, that inspired his missionary journeys, his work with Gentiles,...
Read more →It seemed to start well enough. Our church campus at Highland started two years ago. After about six months, a friend and I decided we would support the campus and start a small group. After all, our church strives to built on small group communities. Out of the gates, we had a good core...
Read more →It’s an odd thing to be at this point in life and yet regularly feel about 20 steps behind most other people. When I was in seminary, there was a guy that lived down the hall in the dorms from me and he was a nice dude, except he had a pretty prominent flaw...
Read more →It’s a hard but sad fact that people- at least most people- move in and out of our lives in a relatively short time. Some individuals are luckier than others in that they have better luck- and better skills- at establishing and fostering relationships so that those they have with others don’t fade so...
Read more →When the sun started to fall beneath the western clouds, dropping into the sea, he remembered a time when they were caught in that storm, with a mile left of the rising and descending trail they ambled down. The cold wind pushed them to and fro, and though the path was usually a scenic...
Read more →“Knock knock?” “Dog biscuits!” “Where?!” “What?” “Dog biscuits!” “Where?!” “What?” “Dog biscuits!” “Where?!” “What?” “Where? Where?!” “Huh?” “What?” * Yawn * “Huh?” (Zzzzzzz.) * Yawn * (Zzzzzzz.) — Photo Credit: Greg Ferreri, “Lilly and Blue”, 2013.
Read more →It’s officially day two of the Phoenix July 4th swing dance convention. The convention is being held this year at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale. West Coast Swing dancers from all around the country are here to learn, to compete, and to dance. And this event does a great job bringing in...
Read more →I heard this yesterday morning at church and thought it was a really great song. How He delights in making all things beautiful and new.
Read more →Appreciative of systemists like James Fowler, I offer here an artificial framework for thinking about grace. Recognizing that God and His workings are mysterious, this post in no way suggests that I have “figured out” how God sprinkles His grace into the events of human lives. When He does, though, this article suggests how...
Read more →In the early 2000’s, I listened to a lot of Adult Contemporary Pop, and in 2000, this group released a first album that had a song that got a lot of airplay- “I Think God Can Explain”. I liked Splender’s edgy pop rock sound, so I bought their album, and then two years later,...
Read more →Tommy Nelson is the longtime Senior Pastor of Denton Bible Church in Denton, Texas, and someone whose teachings I have listened to and highly regarded for years. Tom sends out a weekly email in which he shares his thoughts on a topic or two. For anyone who is a Christian, I thought this week’s...
Read more →It’s Friday? Head to the club, and crank up the country. It’s honky-tonkin’ time. Time to forget the week and enjoy some stomping with some high octane tunage.
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