Out of the Ordinary

Life can get pretty ordinary. Work, shower, eat, sleep, repeat. It can drive someone insane, if they stop long enough to think about it. As Johann von Goethe said “A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.” Although in 2020, I don’t think there have been very many days that could be…

Church

One of the prettiest drives in my part of the world lies on Highway 21 between Alto and Nacogdoches, Texas.  One of the reasons is this little, old church.  When I drive past it in the early morning hours, the sunrise shines through the windows, filling the entire building with a golden, seamless, glow.  It…

Wicked Walk 9/10/2014

Ever have a day that flies by so quickly that one second you are sipping coffee and the next thing you know its time for supper?  Wednesday September the 10th was like that for me.  And so I found myself at 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of First Baptist church with nary a picture…

Southern Baptist

As I mentioned Wednesday I spent a considerable amount of time attempting to convert my flock into bona fide Southern Baptists.  3 hours to be exact.  To be a Southern Baptist is quite simple.  Love Jesus, act each day as a missionary on the field of life, don’t dance (at least when anyone is watching!) and…