Here it is: a photo from Spelman Hall on the campus of Princeton University on November 14, 1982. My 21st birthday. Julie had thrown a surprise party for me. I remember opening the door to her door and being greeted with the sights and sounds of tennis teammates,...
Many of you might remember Billie Jean King, a tennis heroine of yesteryear who won Wimbledon six times while also beating Bobby Riggs in 1973's "Battle Of The Sexes." What you may not know is that for all her accomplishments on court, King had a notoriously poor...
I admit it: I have been on a Dawes binge. Who -- or what -- is Dawes? A 21st century band, with a sound that echoes the Eagles, the Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, and even, improbably, Big Tent Revival. A modern band with a lyrical...
Ron Dozier, who has been on our staff for 12 years now and recently became the Moss Campus Pastor, delivered the second sermon in The Trust Factor series. Contrasting Frank Sinatra with Proverbs 3:5-6, Ron's message landed here: My Way Destroys. His Way Delivers. Here...
One of our relatively new volunteer leaders got a job in another state recently, and moved there with his family. It happens a lot. Then on Wednesday, I got this series of messages from him: Hey Talbot hope all is well! We have been here for a couple months and...
My Tuesdays are fairly predictable: they start early in the office with prayer and meetings and sermon prep and meetings, and then I leave around 5 to work out at the Y, and then back home for a quick dinner and sermon prep. Julie travels most Tuesday, so I have this...
Julie and I spent last Saturday evening at Charlotte's Knight Theater taking in The Simon & Garfunkel Story. The "story" consists of two men who bear an uncanny vocal and physical resemblance to the original Art and Paul, singing the duo's best songs with a...
Yesterday's message ... Began a four week exploration of only two bible verses: Proverbs 3:5-6 -- two verses we are implanting in the minds of the people of the church with key ring holders.Hinged on a demonstration involving a 6'3" 290 lb Olympic High School football...
Have you ever noticed that you can look at ONE diamond from MULTIPLE angles and in so doing you find new elements to its beauty? Just one look doesn’t suffice; it takes long study from many viewpoints. In the same way, Proverbs 3:5-6 merits extended appreciation from...
One night a few years ago, I was at the local YMCA. There were also three young men working out near me who looked to be about 19, 16, and 12. This kind of thing happens all the time, and in that particular setting I don't usually initiate conversation with people I...