Access Granted

First, I want to give a shout-out to my readers all over the world: the United States, the Philippines, Russia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Serbia, Romania, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Australia, France, Singapore, Venezuela, Australia, Turkey, Hong Kong, Argentina and probably a few more I’ve missed. I’m truly humbled that God is bringing us together.
Second, I have to apologize for not posting (more…)

Fast and Furious

Most days after lunch, I eat a small piece of chocolate – something like a DOVE® chocolate or a Ghirardelli® square. Dark chocolate is my indulgence of choice, though I’ve recently discovered that Ghirardelli® milk chocolate is a pretty wicked second. Anyway, this is my routine. Sometimes that routine will even carry over to dinner hour. I love my routine. I (more…)

Too Late to Say You’re Sorry

This is going to be a very difficult post for me to write. I don’t want to write it, but I must. I feel compelled by the Holy Spirit to reach out to someone out there whose life is teetering on a precipice, someone who is ready to give up.
Maybe that’s you. Maybe it’s someone you know.
For me, it was my (more…)

Seared Goat and Roasted Mutton

My youngest son came home with a fancy guitar pedal contraption last night that he had found on Craig’s List. The previous owner needed cash and decided to unload it cheaply to ensure a quick sale. The young man asked my son what he would do with the pedal. 
“I’m going to use it when I lead worship,” my son said.
“I used (more…)

Don’t Lose Your Muchness

From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.—Luke 12:48

The late Robert Kennedy of the famed and privileged Kennedy clan often quoted that verse to his family. Given much, they demanded much of themselves. The family viewed public service as its way of giving back.

People (more…)