Don Imus is back on TV and radio, and I occasionally stop on his show while channel surfing in the morning. He has a new twist: he gives the top five songs of every guest he has on the show.So since I'm the guest of my own blog, I thought I'd give my own Top Five...
Though I grew up in Texas and have lived on the East Coast throughout my adult life, California has always had a hold on my imagination.As I posted yesterday, 3/4 of my little family and I are here on a combination wedding trip / vacation.So what does California...
I missed church yesterday because Julie, Riley, and I are in the California desert.After I officiated at a wedding in Mission Viejo on Sunday, we trekked a couple of hours east to Palm Desert that evening.That lands us today in Indian Wells, home of the BNP Paribas...
As a lot of you know, I majored in English in college. I feel like it has served me well in ministry and I'm glad that my daughter is doing a double major in History and English while she is at Vanderbilt. One reason I like being an English major is that it never...
As I was separating light clothes from dark clothes before putting them in the washing machine, it occurred to me "this is the kind of thing I do because I'm married. I would never have even thought of separating lights from darks otherwise." And that got me thinking...
Almost every September, I vow to myself: "This year's going to be different. Football has too many injuries and I spend too much time watching it anyway. I'll spend my time more productively than parked in front of the TV."And every year I break my vow.What is it...
The Australian Open began this week.It's one of the four "Grand Slam" tournaments of professional tennis, along with the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.It also brings me back to the time I lived in Sydney, Australia for five months when I was 14.My father was...
On January 7, 1979, I became a follower of Christ.Saved. Born again. Became a Christian. Accepted faith. Whatever terminology you use, the result was the same. I gave Jesus my life that day.I was 17 and had recently been to a Christmas Eve service at a nearby church...
As the 00s come to a close, I've been thinking about the music that helped shape the decade.So here are some of my favorites from the last ten years. The songs go from 2000 to 2009, though not every year is represented.Everything Is Different Now (2000) by Don Henley....
When you're 94, will you . . .Continue to submit books for publication?Serve on a Grand Jury?Play tennis?Give speeches?Take part in political rallies on the steps of the State Capitol?For most of us, the answers to those questions will probably be "no."For my mother,...