Since today is short on words (in accordance to the rules of Not so Wordy Wednesday!) I thought I’d share with you the flowers in my back yard. Now, you’ll notice that we don’t actually have any flowers in our back yard. Right now we only have flowers on our back yard. But hopefully that will change one of these… Read More
When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord–what about him?” (John 21:21, HCSB) We often think of Peter as the disciple who blurted out whatever he thought before really thinking. We might even criticize him for his impetuous words. But quite honestly, Peter just voiced the sorts of things we all think. “What about her?” Those are very common… Read More
When I was a kid, one of the first rites of summer was going to the library, signing up for the summer reading program, picking up my official summer reading program log, and checking out that first batch of books. Summer may have been for taking swimming lessons and shelling butter beans and eating dinner on the back screened in… Read More
I could use a few good words on my behalf today. That is, I’d like for you to ask God for a few favors on my account. I had another blog post planned and ready to go today, but I’ve spent the better part of the day reviewing and editing the galley proofs for my Bible study that’s being published…. Read More
The blog is going up later and later these days. What can I say? It’s summer! But alas, I’m here and ready to rattle on about today’s Trailblazer. I have to pause at this point and tell you that while I’m about a week behind in my read-the-Bible-through reading plan, I am thoroughly enjoying my reading time these days. I’m… Read More
As much as I love having a warm casserole delivered to my house when I have the flu, receiving a loaf of banana bread “just because”, or being hosted to a steak dinner for Pastor Appreciation Month, food is not my favorite ministry. And as nice as it is to have someone visit you when you’re in the hospital or… Read More