Month: May 2008

She stood quietly to the side as others gathered around with their questions or personal stories or parting greetings. As the others left the room and I turned, her eyes clouded and she carefully chose her words. “I understand that I have an obligation to make peace with others. But [read more]

It’s a line I borrowed from someone else, but it’s true. Abilene, Texas is centrally-located — it’s right in the middle of nowhere! And that’s why I often find myself in the car and moving down the road toward a meeting or a conference or a consultation. Even though we [read more]

Not bamboo at all, it seems. Although the sturdy bush hails from Asia, it thrives under the official name of Nandina Domestica. And tonight was my night to bring it under control. Earlier in the spring, we brought in a professional to clean out the flower beds and bring the [read more]

So, I was able to pull together all of my material to teach the introductory lesson on the book of James last night. Since I’ve taught the series before, it was simply a matter of reworking outlines and reconnecting thoughts. The folks who showed up were gracious and kind. In [read more]